[Pheng]

I have been getting a message that my recycle bin is corrupt and every time I have tried to delete it, it says that the file names in the recycle bin folder are too long for the destination folder. The end result is me skipping the deletion of these items or skipping them. Therefore the recycle bin is still corrupt. Right now, it is currently in the C:\ drive under the folder name $RECYCLE.BIN. I've already tried the temporary file cleaner from Old Timer the Malware program.

Edited by Rorschach112, 14 March 2010 - 02:22 PM.

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[Broni]

Try here: http://www.winhelpon...indows-7-vista/

[Pheng]

When I do that, all it says is that the system cannot find the file specified

[Broni]

Did you open command prompt as administrator as described in the above article?

[Pheng]

when i try to run it as an administrator, it runs up under my name.

[Broni]

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean by "it runs up under my name".

[Pheng]

my fault, didn't specify it. it comes up C:\Users\Pheng Yang>

[Broni]

The command still should work.
Make sure, you copy and paste it, so no letters, spaces are missing.

[Pheng]

i tried it again and it still says that it cannot find the file specified

[Broni]

Please download SystemLook from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2

• Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
• Vista users:: Right click on SystemLook.exe, click Run As Administrator
• Copy the content of the following box into the main textfield:
  

  :filefind
  $RECYCLE.BIN

• Click the Look button to start the scan.
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.

Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop entitled SystemLook.txt

[Pheng]

It couldn't find anything

Attached Files

•  SystemLook.txt   466bytes   112 downloads

[Broni]

See, if this will help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810869

[Pheng]

didnt help

[Broni]

Means, Recycle Bin is still missing?

[Pheng]

it wasnt missing to begin with. its probelm was that it was corrupted.

Edited by Pheng, 14 March 2010 - 11:12 PM.