Ribit > ...there is a recycle bin associated with C drive and I have a E and F as well. That's where I keep the files. If I delete anything from the C drive it goes into the recycle bin and I can shred it. If I delete anything from the E or F drive I can go to the recycle bin and see it. If I shred the recycle bin it comes back and tells me that shredding is complete. Look back in the recycle bin and they are still there.
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I believe you are right Sire.
Looking at the windoze explorer . . .
Open to the external drive - - 'Organize' up top . .
Click it with the mouse, and select 'Folder Options'.
Select the 'View' tab. Turn on the 'Show hidden files, folders, and drives'.
Un-check 'Hide protected operating system files'. Apply and I now have
a light yellow folder titled '$RECYCLE.BIN' in the root directory
of my external drive.
I just deleted two sub-directories in mine.
Go back and uncheck 'Hide protected operating system files'
and re-check 'show hidden files'.
If this does not work, I would try buying a second external drive,
copy what I want to keep, then re-format the first external drive.
Then re-copy the stuff to the first drive.
Zim.
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