Thursday, March 20, 2008

Can't find something in the Recyle Bin

Question: I know I deleted a folder some time ago and I have never emptied my Recycle Bin (ever!) but it’s not in there. What happened to it?

Answer: If the items in your Recycle Bin take up more than ten percent of your hard disk space, Windows starts deleting the oldest items.

You can change this for the future by right-clicking on the Recycle Bin and clicking on Properties on the menu that pops up. Change the percentage to more than ten percent. Or, delete items from your Recycle Bin that you know you won’t ever come looking for again so there’s not so much stuff in there. You can’t get back the things Windows already deleted (unless you’re with the FBI or your best friend is a PC guru—like mine is:-)

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