Hi,


For some reason I deleted my recycle bin by accident how do I restore it?

in xp pro

Unless you have something like a new version of Norton installed with Un-Erase wizard then you're prob. out of luck.

you can get programs just search for unearase or if you have system mechanic or norton they both have one

Two free programs: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=33...d=323586#pid323586

But if you found one, do NOT install it on the disk where you want to undelete your files from!!!!! If you do, chances are high you'll overwrite them with installing the program....

In fact, if you want to undelete something, stop using that drive all together. If it is from your main drive (the one from Windows) then do as little as possible (eg: do not download and store the setup on the C: drive)...

From what I read from serpico's post, he wants to get the icon back on his desktop, not rescue files. Not sure though... I'll delete this if i'm wrong

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Originally posted by Ddunk
From what I read from serpico's post, he wants to get the icon back on his desktop, not rescue files. Not sure though... I'll delete this if i'm wrong

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What if I restart my pc it will come back?

Normally yes.
But is it that what you did, deleting the recycle bin?

Or do you want to recover deleted files inside the recycle bin? Because if it is the last then ignore the last posts of Ddunk and me and read the others... (restarting your PC wont do anything good in this case, it will even make it worse)

im not sure but maybe system restore point will help?

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Originally posted by Hobbes
im not sure but maybe system restore point will help?

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so what is the system restore point do, like what is it used for?

Is it used if you messed up your comp by adding a virus or messing up the registry?

You say you accidently deleted it in XP pro, this isnt the easiest thing to do as it does not appear in add/remove programs and you cannot just click on it and delete or anything simple like that. You may have just hidden it from your desktop, try right clicking on the desktop>Arrange icons by>Show desktop items. Make sure this item is ticked.

Without it being checked, recycle bin (as well as the rest of the desktop items) will be missing

I fixed it at 2am.  I just did a system restore point  phewww.  Thanks everyone for the help

Like I said, doing a system restore wasn't needed at all

Just restarting your PC will most likely fixed it as the virtual link, the thing you deleted, is (re)created automatically.

Using system restore points without the knowledge of they do can be very harmfull!!! (another "Let's make another 'user friendly' feature for common people to screw up there PC" feature).

System restore points are meant for big fix ups, like system crashes etc. Not for restoring a simple small thing. System restore points store valueble and crucial data of your PC (eg: system registry) and settings for you account (eg: C:\Documents and Settings) and some stuff from the Windows directories....

This means that any change will be overwritten if you restore a System restore point!!!! Hence it should not be used for common easy fixes as you will loose any recent data, changes, etc... (of course, if you're 100% sure you didn't change, install or removed anything you could use it)

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Originally posted by inc_haydn
You say you accidently deleted it in XP pro, this isnt the easiest thing to do

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No no, I didn't install or change anything since then.  the restore point was actually just a few hours prior to the deletion of that stupid recycle bin

You can't actually delete the recycle bin unless you have a REALLY unstable computer.. You probably just moved it somewhere.. But good job the system restore found it.

A lil suggestion: store your documents and installationfiles on another partition (this is always a wise thing to do, think about what happens when you reinstall Windows etc.) and exclude it from sysrestore (start > control panel > system > system restore tab). That way they will not be lost incase you need to do a sysrestore.