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by flores

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Hi,

Is there a way not to delete a file permanently. Here's my dilemma, I'm trying to delete a file from my network drive but everytime that I press the delete key I see the red exclamation point which will delete the file permanently. I just want the file to be in the recycle bin when I press the delete key. I have windows 2000 installed on my pc. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

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by timwalsh

The Recycle Bin on your computer only pertains to files residing on local hard drives. Any files deleted from a network shared drive do not show up in your Recycle Bin. Also, they don't show up in the Recycle Bin of the computer on which they physically reside because they were deleted remotely. Essentially, the files are gone.

A good rule of thumb is: If you're not absolutely sure you want to permanently delete a file, don't stick in the Recycle Bin. It isn't designed to be another (temporary) storage container. Create a folder called "To Be Deleted" if you need someplace to put files while you decide if you really want to get rid of it.

by benyo

He's right y'know! But if you REALLY MUST have a file that you delete from the network to be in your desktop Recycle Bin, just drag and drop it from the network directory down to your Recycle Bin. Easy Peasy.... but why would you want to do it!??!?!

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