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Files That Won't Delete Off My Computer

What irony! The files in question, "VBulletin[1]" and "Search[1]", are temporary Internet files. Everyone reading this post has these same files on their computer- I guarantee it! This is because these files are generated by none other than the software used to create and run the JREF forum! JREF uses a software program named VBulletin to manage this very forum.

Luke T. - All of these temporary files all located within your "c:\documents and settings\username\local settings\temporary internet files\content.IE5\misc folder".

If you cannot clear these through the IE tools menu, and then by emptying your recycle bin, then these files are still in use and cannot be deleted in Windows. If you cannot delete them from DOS, then you have a harddrive problem. If you cannot locate them in DOS, type the following:

dir search[*.* /a /s /p

there should be no need to use the ATTRIB command, as all of these files should be Archives only, and can be deleted. At least they were when I just tried it on my computer.

Good Luck
 
michaellee said:
What irony! The files in question, "VBulletin[1]" and "Search[1]", are temporary Internet files. Everyone reading this post has these same files on their computer- I guarantee it! This is because these files are generated by none other than the software used to create and run the JREF forum! JREF uses a software program named VBulletin to manage this very forum.

Luke T. - All of these temporary files all located within your "c:\documents and settings\username\local settings\temporary internet files\content.IE5\misc folder".

If you cannot clear these through the IE tools menu, and then by emptying your recycle bin, then these files are still in use and cannot be deleted in Windows. If you cannot delete them from DOS, then you have a harddrive problem. If you cannot locate them in DOS, type the following:

dir search[*.* /a /s /p

there should be no need to use the ATTRIB command, as all of these files should be Archives only, and can be deleted. At least they were when I just tried it on my computer.

Good Luck
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This turned up an interesting result. When I typed "dir search[*.* /a /s /p" it found the usual results in my TIF folders, but it also turned up a result in the C:\RECYCLER directory.

This is interesting because every time I have looked in the RECYLCER directory, it has appeared blank. But the result I got from the search came up with this:

C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-3685698544-757298511-4166307882-1006\Dc3

So I go to the RECYCLER directory and do the usual "dir/w" which has been showing no results up to now. This time, it shows this:

[S-1-5-21-1244572991-1582333133-359561344-1003]
[S-1-5-21-2681017343-2974146706-1981389028-1003]
[S-1-5-21-3685698544-757298511-4166307882-1003]
[S-1-5-21-502627533-954458941-2682075168-1003]

The third line down is the same as what turned up in the directory search, except for the very last digit. It's a 3 instead of a 6.

So then I tried "del *.*" and then did another "dir/w" and the same result came up. These whatever-they-are did not go away.

I tried "del [s*.*" and "del s*.*" and they are still there.

What now?

In Windows, my Recycle Bin still appears empty, and still asks if I want to delete the invisible 19 items when I select "Empty Recycle Bin."
 
Hehehehe good old days of DOS..

Alright, the reason the files appear in [] is because they are directories. The way to delete a directory is to type in deltree followed by the directory name (cut and paste in your case). Just make sure you're outside of the directory first.

Typing in dir /a will show you all hidden files, while normal dir will only show non-hidden files.

So in your case, using your post, I'd go into the Recycler directory then type in

deltree S-1-5-21-3685698544-757298511-4166307882-1006

and watch the files disappear.

Luke T. said:


This turned up an interesting result. When I typed "dir search[*.* /a /s /p" it found the usual results in my TIF folders, but it also turned up a result in the C:\RECYCLER directory.

This is interesting because every time I have looked in the RECYLCER directory, it has appeared blank. But the result I got from the search came up with this:

C:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-3685698544-757298511-4166307882-1006\Dc3

So I go to the RECYCLER directory and do the usual "dir/w" which has been showing no results up to now. This time, it shows this:

[S-1-5-21-1244572991-1582333133-359561344-1003]
[S-1-5-21-2681017343-2974146706-1981389028-1003]
[S-1-5-21-3685698544-757298511-4166307882-1003]
[S-1-5-21-502627533-954458941-2682075168-1003]

The third line down is the same as what turned up in the directory search, except for the very last digit. It's a 3 instead of a 6.

So then I tried "del *.*" and then did another "dir/w" and the same result came up. These whatever-they-are did not go away.

I tried "del [s*.*" and "del s*.*" and they are still there.

What now?

In Windows, my Recycle Bin still appears empty, and still asks if I want to delete the invisible 19 items when I select "Empty Recycle Bin."
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Hold the presses! This is the first I have read about deleting files located in the "RECYCLER" folder. I only thought the discussion was in regards to the "RECYCLE BIN".

The distinction between the two could not be greater.....
 
Just an update in case anyone cares. :)

I finally fixed the problem by deleting the RECYCLER directory. However, the normal "rd RECYCLER" command didn't work. But "rd /S C:RECYCLER" did work. The /S was the trick.

Even though you delete the recycler directory, windows automatically recreates it.

Problem solved. Thought I would post the solution in case you guys ever run across this problem again.
 
crapmike said:
sorry the text i copied was wrong here´s another one and it´s explainded easily
Damaged Recycled Folder:

The Recycled folder itself can become damaged. Files are moved to the folder and the Recycle Bin on the desktop appears full but you cannot view the contents and the Empty The Recycle Bin command may be unavailable, or simply doesn't work.

Restart the computer and delete the recycle bin by pressing F8 at the WinXP Startup menu, and then select Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Type the following commands, pressing Enter after each line:


attrib -s -h recycled
del recycled
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Isn't that almost what crapmike posted way back then? ;)
 
bjornart said:

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Isn't that almost what crapmike posted way back then? ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

I tried that several times. Didn't work. I posted so at least once. :)
 
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