deleting files / freeing space

[ghostsniper007]

When I delete files by hilighting, pressing delete then emptying the recycle

bin ----- no space actually gets cleared up



When i delete by holding shift + delete ---- space does free up



I'm running: XP Home Version 2002 SP3

I'm not crazy or a newbie but am an MCTS and have never seen this before in

all my years

 

[Daave]

ghostsniper007 wrote:

> When I delete files by hilighting, pressing delete then emptying the

> recycle bin ----- no space actually gets cleared up

>

> When i delete by holding shift + delete ---- space does free up

>

> I'm running: XP Home Version 2002 SP3

> I'm not crazy or a newbie but am an MCTS and have never seen this

> before in all my years



It sounds like your Recylce Bin is not truly emptying.



What is your partition structure?



What do you see inside C:\Recycler?

 

[Twayne]

In news:A879154D-C4EB-4604-AB61-CC55B5C362B7@microsoft.com,

ghostsniper007 typed:

> When I delete files by hilighting, pressing delete then

> emptying the recycle bin ----- no space actually gets

> cleared up

>

> When i delete by holding shift + delete ---- space does

> free up

>

> I'm running: XP Home Version 2002 SP3

> I'm not crazy or a newbie but am an MCTS and have never

> seen this before in all my years



You don't say what you use to tell this with, but emptying the bin will in

fact bring back space. Your app isn't being updated, esp if it's win

Explorer. Close/Open or F5 should fix it.

 

[ghostsniper007]

i'm looking for results in my computer, f5 has been pressed many times -

rebooting also



"Twayne" wrote:



> In news:A879154D-C4EB-4604-AB61-CC55B5C362B7@microsoft.com,

> ghostsniper007 typed:

> > When I delete files by hilighting, pressing delete then

> > emptying the recycle bin ----- no space actually gets

> > cleared up

> >

> > When i delete by holding shift + delete ---- space does

> > free up

> >

> > I'm running: XP Home Version 2002 SP3

> > I'm not crazy or a newbie but am an MCTS and have never

> > seen this before in all my years

>

> You don't say what you use to tell this with, but emptying the bin will in

> fact bring back space. Your app isn't being updated, esp if it's win

> Explorer. Close/Open or F5 should fix it.

>

>

> .

>

 

[ghostsniper007]

C:\Recycler is for sure empty, although when you go to properties on it



--> 2 files, 1 folder, 85 bytes





"Daave" wrote:



> ghostsniper007 wrote:

> > When I delete files by hilighting, pressing delete then emptying the

> > recycle bin ----- no space actually gets cleared up

> >

> > When i delete by holding shift + delete ---- space does free up

> >

> > I'm running: XP Home Version 2002 SP3

> > I'm not crazy or a newbie but am an MCTS and have never seen this

> > before in all my years

>

> It sounds like your Recylce Bin is not truly emptying.

>

> What is your partition structure?

>

> What do you see inside C:\Recycler?

>

>

> .

>

 

[ghostsniper007]

also, I've noticed C:\Recycler doeswn't always exist..so confused



"ghostsniper007" wrote:



> C:\Recycler is for sure empty, although when you go to properties on it

>

> --> 2 files, 1 folder, 85 bytes

>

>

> "Daave" wrote:

>

> > ghostsniper007 wrote:

> > > When I delete files by hilighting, pressing delete then emptying the

> > > recycle bin ----- no space actually gets cleared up

> > >

> > > When i delete by holding shift + delete ---- space does free up

> > >

> > > I'm running: XP Home Version 2002 SP3

> > > I'm not crazy or a newbie but am an MCTS and have never seen this

> > > before in all my years

> >

> > It sounds like your Recylce Bin is not truly emptying.

> >

> > What is your partition structure?

> >

> > What do you see inside C:\Recycler?

> >

> >

> > .

> >