$Recycle.Bin Folder On External HD

I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several
subfolders
under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same folder
on my c: drive.
What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?

James

"JamesJ" <> wrote in message
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>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several
>subfolders
> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same
> folder on my c: drive.
> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?
>
> James
>
>



The significance is that it is there to give you a chance to undelete a file
when you make a mistake - the same reason it is on your internal drives.

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience & Security

Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only the
name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across drives
the whole file needs to be copied.

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"JamesJ" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several
>subfolders
> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same
> folder on my c: drive.
> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?
>
> James
>
>

I realize what the recycle bin is. Maybe I should have phrased my question
differently.
Why the subfolders? - 'Recycle Bin'. They all seem to have the same contents
reguardless
of the drive.

James

"Richard Urban" <> wrote in message
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> "JamesJ" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several
>>subfolders
>> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same
>> folder on my c: drive.
>> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>
>
>
> The significance is that it is there to give you a chance to undelete a
> file when you make a mistake - the same reason it is on your internal
> drives.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience & Security
>
>

What ever these subfolders are for I deleted them. Except for 1 which Vista
didn't allow me to detlete.

James
<.> wrote in message news:...
> Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only
> the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across
> drives the whole file needs to be copied.
>
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> .
> --
> "JamesJ" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with several
>>subfolders
>> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same
>> folder on my c: drive.
>> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?
>>
>> James
>>
>>
>

1 subfolder per user

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"JamesJ" <> wrote in message
news:...
> What ever these subfolders are for I deleted them. Except for 1 which
> Vista
> didn't allow me to detlete.
>
> James
> <.> wrote in message news:...
>> Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only
>> the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across
>> drives the whole file needs to be copied.
>>
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>> .
>> --
>> "JamesJ" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with
>>>several subfolders
>>> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same
>>> folder on my c: drive.
>>> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>

Ah. Got it.

James

<.> wrote in message news:#...
> 1 subfolder per user
>
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> .
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> "JamesJ" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> What ever these subfolders are for I deleted them. Except for 1 which
>> Vista
>> didn't allow me to detlete.
>>
>> James
>> <.> wrote in message news:...
>>> Each drive hasit's own recycle bin. Moving a file on a drive means only
>>> the name is moved (as a delete to recycle bin does). If you move across
>>> drives the whole file needs to be copied.
>>>
>>> --
>>> .
>>> --
>>> "JamesJ" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>I have a folder on my external hard drive called $Recycle.bin with
>>>>several subfolders
>>>> under that that they're called Recycle Bin. There is also is the same
>>>> folder on my c: drive.
>>>> What is the folder on my external hd for? Any special significance?
>>>>
>>>> James
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>