giacomog1 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 With every cleaning I'm receiving the following error. "Recent is a Windows system folder and is required for Windows to run properly. It cannot be deleted." Why is CCleaner even trying to delete a Windows system folder to begin with? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Giacomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted February 12, 2008 Moderators Share Posted February 12, 2008 Can you say which version off CCleaner you are using and your operating system. If it's xp there is a folder called recent in c\documents and settings\user\my recent documents (you may have to show hidden files) you haven't by any chance created a folder called recent to put things in? Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giacomog1 Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Thanks for your speedy reply. It is the current version of CCleaner, V2.04.543 on MS Windows XP SP2. A Search of "Recent" shows the following files, hidden files as well: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Recent C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Recent C:\Documents and Settings\JimG\Recent C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\systemprofile\Recent C:\Documents and Settings\JimG\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent But since these are both either system or application folders, I shouldn't think that CCleaner [sh/w]ould be trying to delete them. And I haven't created any other file named "Recent". Thanks for any further help, Giacomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giacomog1 Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 Well for anyone who might be reading this, I've sorted the problem. I must have fat fingered a folder move, since the System folder "NetHood" was sitting in my "My Recent Documents" folder, thus confusing CCleaner, which rightfully did not allow deletion of the folder. It also prevented deletion of the actual shortcuts, but did clear the Start menu, giving one the impression that these files had been cleared. Also, it didn't accurately define the folder that it couldn't delete, as it reported "Recent" as opposed to "NetHood". So, whether this is a bug or not, I can't say. Probably not. But the way it currently works certainly created some confusion for me while trying to debug. Thanks to Hazelnut for the helpful questions. Cheers, Giacomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Thanks Giacomo, You are a very righteous person to come back and fill us in on what actually happened. I have done some "accidental" file or folder moving myself,more than once.I suspect that this has happened to other users reporting similar problems. Windows is amazing that it can keep things going without hanging up your system until you get things ironed out. Remember CCleaner is depending on Windows programs to do the bulk of the work.When it gets error message or flags from Windows,it doen't know what occurred. Your honesty in this matter will help others to resolve similar reported problems. Best Wishes, davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oozy Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 i just joined to say a big thank you to giacomog1 and the team here. 5 yrs down the track and this post saved me hours of hair pulling. much appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted March 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 22, 2013 To express appreciation is one reason that makes resurrecting a 5 tear old topic more than acceptable oozy. Good of you to take the trouble, and welcome to the forum by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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