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Article #543Re: error message from Recycle Bin.
From: James Liles
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 00:00
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On Sun, 8 Aug 1999 00:30:49 +0100, "XeN" <xen@xenpc.karoo.co.uk> wrote: :->It could be that you have an illegal filename to the file in question :->(Certain chars can't be used for filenames but soemtimes you get them from :->either coverdisks or warez cd's). :-> :->To get around this and delete them, simply open up a dos window and cd to :->the recycle bin, then simply type delete *.* :->As long as the file in question is not being used by windows you should be :->fine. :-> :->XeN :->Rich <nightmarey2k@hotmail.com> wrote in message :->news:#PAgMtR4#GA.452@cpmsnbbsa02... :->> When I try to empty the recycle bin., I got the error message : :->> :->> Error Deleting file: :->> Cannot delete _____~1:cannot find the specified file. :->> Make sure you specify the correct path and filename. :->> :->> I open the Recycle Bin , but nothing there. and try to find the file from :->> "start"-"find",still cannot find it. :->> any suggestions? If this does not resolve it you can restart in MS DOS mode and key deltree c:\recycled and press ENTER. This will delete the recycle bin folder from your C drive. You may need to do this for each hard drive. Exit back to windows and it will rebuild the folder. I hope that this helps. 8-). Windows 98 help at http://www.ac.net/~lilesj
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