Ernst M. Reicher Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 using Symantecs Norton Internet Security my HD space got less and less.... I found the invisible folder: c:/RECYCLER/NPROTECT with a lot of trash although I removed all files form Norton Protection!?!?!?! The folder contains far more than 1 GB. How about CCleaner to detect this???? Regards, Ernst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Hi and welcome The "Norton Protected Recycle Bin" is hidden from Windows API, the purpose being precisely that the contents BE protected from accidental deletion, so CCleaner will in all likelihood not be able to empty it. If you don't care for it, you can disable this feature, or alternatively, occasionally empty it manually from within NProtect's options. Here's some reading: Emptying the Norton Protected Recycle Bin Disabling the Norton Protected Recycle Bin Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst M. Reicher Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Thank you for your help but I already tried this and it doesn?t work - it seems to me nProtect is unstopable on my system.... Regards, Ernst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyKlein Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Did you try the instructions under What if this does not work to manually delete the Norton Protected Bin? That will remove it including all contents; after a reboot an empty bin will automatically be created. Tony CLSID List - A Collection of Autostart Locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernst M. Reicher Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Did you try the instructions under What if this does not work to manually delete the Norton Protected Bin? That will remove it including all contents; after a reboot an empty bin will automatically be created. there were about 20.000 files in c:/recycler/nptotect but on the delete command "the system couldn?t find them"???? Regards, Ernst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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