Deleted Recycle Bin.. Now I cant find it

I accidently deleted the recycle bin.. Now even when I search for it I cant find it. Any idea how to? And where does the the stuff go I hit delete on.. Is it still on my computer since I cant find the recycle bin?

 

right click on the desktop , select personalize , top left change desktop icons , put a tick in the recycle bin box!

 

thank you.. i would of never of figured that out.

 

I have deleted it myself a number of times, strange that it never happened in XP!

 

Don't understand how you can do that lmao, but yea happened on my friends computer, laughed at him instantly, & thanks though because he was just calling me 5 minutes ago.

 

LOL that's hilarious

 

Xp won't allow you to.

You have to edit registry to remove it.

 

That is kewl..
I once deleted it myself by my elder brother sorted it out.

 

New to me. I never knew the recycle bin could be deleted. But then again, I never tried to .

 

@ Andromeda

Yeah same I never thought it could be deleted, thats coool!

 

do u know what do i have to edit in the registry to do that??
that's pretty cool

 

"your recycle bin is full, contents - recycle bin" ROFL)))

 

reverse the question.

how can you delete the 'recycle bin'?

 

Yeah... I wanna do it. It's like saying, "I don't need a recycle bin. I don't make mistakes."

 

The easiest way to get rid of the Recycle Bin icon (and leave other icons on the desktop) is TweakUI ( http://download.microsoft.com/downl...a6-b352-839afb2a2679/TweakUiPowertoySetup.exe)

Even removing the Recycle Bin icon will not "remove" it. To do this, you need to right click the recycle bin, select properties, and check off "Do not send files to the recycle bin. Remove them immediately when deleted" or whatever it says. Otherwise, you'll be filling up C:\RECYCLER with up to 10% (by default) of your hard drive.

 

For those interested, in XP:

Manually

• Open registry editor
• Start --> Run--> regedit.exe-->press enter
• Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Destkop\NameSpace\
• Delete key {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
• Restart

Here is a screenshot of the key, as well as the setting the person above mentioned. This is how I've always used it myself.
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Registry Files

I have attached .reg files for those that would like to do this without navigating through the registry.
Just download the file and double click them. Remove will remove the registry key and Add with add the registry key.

Upload.com

• Remove_RecyclingBin.reg
• Add_RecyclingBin.reg

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• Remove_RecyclingBin.reg
• Add_RecyclingBin.reg

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Manually Create Reg File

If you wish to make the reg file yourself open notepad and copy/paste the following:

Remove

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Recycle Bin"

Add

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}]
@="Recycle Bin"

save files with a distinct name for each and type .reg at the end. Also set "save as type" as all files.​

You are Welcome.

 

yup what he said.


for those who dont want to delete it, but want to keep themselves from deleting it, heres how (vista only):

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-deletion-of-the-recycle-bin-in-windows-vista/




ev

 

Some programs like tweakxp can do all the work for you.

 

i deleted the recycling bin in vista, i didnt need to edit registry to get it back. I just did a google search and i think in control panel theres a thing you can do to make it show again.

Ding! Fix Here!

 

Sure, but why bother with another program to do something you can do so easy. It's 2 lines in a .reg file.

Don't be scared of the Registry.

 

Sure...

You dont know who I am and all the crazy mods I do, but you need to understand not everybody wants to get there hands dirty and wants the most streamline, effective and fool proof way to do tings. People have severely broken there machines by messing up there registry. All it takes is a wrong number or a wrong entry to do damage.

TweakXP is a great program and does MUCH more than just this, tell me how are you going to cut your boot time in half by analyzing your boot files and having them ordered in a single chronological sequence for a constant read with a registry entry?

I am not so sure, but you can do it in 3 clicks on tweak xp, so get back to me when you have that entry figured out.

 

Someone seems a bit touchy. I don't believe you know who I am and what I do for a living, or my credentials either. I won't bothering explaining them to you either as it has no bearing and shouldn't effect the way you treat me, although something tells me if I did you would be more selective with your words. You seem so quick to defend yourself as if someone was attacking you, when in fact no one was, and in the process you've attacked me. I debated even acknowledging this with a response, as I have better things to do right now, but if I didn't it would remain on my mind. So if you can check your ego and condescending attitude at the door, perhaps we can have a civil and productive discussion. On the other hand, if you actually believe you know everything about computers, than feel free to not respond at all because I have no time for anyone with that sort of attitude, nor will I get into some sort of test of knowledge with someone over the internet as that is both juvenile and is the behavior someone with limited knowledge exhibits.

As far as tweakXP is concerned, I never said it was a bad program. I've even used it before. As far as cutting boot times in half, like you are suggesting, please refer me to this information (tutorial? settings?) because that seems more than far fetched to me. I'm not even sure I understand what you are implying by "ordering your boot files in chronological sequence". What files are you referring to exactly, or does it not tell you? I hope you aren't referring to something as simple as using the System Configuration Utility to edit .ini files. I'm sure if you can make clear to me what you are suggesting, or even point me to what you did with the software, I can show you how to do it within XP, although most likely not through the registry as that really has little to do with bootup. FYI, I re-downloaded the software just to see if I could find this setting and I found nothing related to boot files.

As far as screwing up your machine through the registry, yes it is possible and more than likely will happen if you are careless enough to go in and just change things at random. If you don't have particular experience with the registry than you should always look up what you wish to do or change before you actually do it since just about everything has been asked at some point in time and can be found in the vast space of the internet. Also, if you are making changes you are uncomfortable with, you should always make a backup of your registry.

So, if you get back to me that is fine and if you don't that is fine as well. I have quite a bit to do in the next week, both family and work related. But I look forward to hearing more information, specifically about this ordering of boot files, if you feel so inclined to provide it.

 

I think the option is actually for de-fragmenting boot files that are normally locked and can't be defragged.

 

Thank You. Thank makes much more sense.

If that is indeed what he is speaking of, than there is no real reason the changes couldn't be made without TweakXP. There is a significant amount of articles on this all over the net. The gist being that on startup this occurs by default, if the system remains idle for a particular amount of time this occurs, and there is even information on how to initiate it from within windows whenever you desire. As long as you haven't turned off any default settings, or had something tampering with these particular registry entries, than it should happen already. If you can't find the registry entries let me know and I'll point you to all the articles online about them.

NOTE
If you wish to see when the last time it was ran on your machine go to:

" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Prefetcher" and look at key, " LastDiskLayoutTimeString"​

If it isn't recent check that the follow is set:

" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction" and key " Enable" is set to " Y"​

Furthermore, there is plenty of information on other registry changes that make claims to speed up your boot times. I'd have to believe these changes are what TweakXP is making. If that is the case than it's as simple as making one .reg file with all these registry changes in it. Make it once and click on it whenever you want.

I have to say though, that I don't see any real reason to do this since XP by default loads faster than the majority of operating systems and, by default it already takes care of itself to maintain these load times. I've tested a few of these changes that are suppose to decrease boot times but they didn't make any noticeable difference. There are plenty of much more rewarding ways to speed up boot times. For instance reduce the number of processes and services on startup. Specifically remove those auto updaters like those installed by Adobe, Apple, Zune software, and even now Sun Java.

 

No I am not attacking you I am defending those who come asking for answers and give them the best one. I added a piece of information to this thread that was postive and usefull.

Saying instead of the reg edit you can use a program to do it for you, then you come across with a negative remark. Im not even going to bother reading that whole long winded reply as most of its null and sounds out of place. TweakXP can cut boot times in half and I have done it. It will make you restart your machine and it reads every file that your computer uses when it boots up. All the files & programs. It will then do a special defrag to put all of those files in order on the hdd so that they are read in one solid block of data. It makes a HUGE difference especially for older/slower drives.

Next time just use a more logical and friendly way to debate something, instead of saying "dont be afraid of the registry" which is a negative comment, use something like "however editing the registry is not very hard"

I can tell you I know its not, but I can tell you that the majority of people do not know how to use it and would rather stay away from it. So we must offer solutions for everybody not just tech heads.

The next time somebody offers an alternate solution, embrace it dont try to un justify it. You acted as if your way was better for some reason and my idea was inferior. Dont ever try to attack me on the forums or start a pissing contest your just going to look like a . I only reacted to your comment I did not start anything and I am trying to end it now before it gets worse.

 

Please keep on-topic in this thread, thanks.

 

......Well did recycle come back?

*whistles*

 

That was a fun info.