hikari Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I have two partitions on my HD. For the recycle bin I use the 'use one setting for all drives' option, and the 'do not move files to the recycle bin' option is unchecked. When I run CCleaner (v 1.29.295) it empties the recycle bin on the C: drive. When I run the MS Windows backup utility it shows me that the recycler for the C: drive is empty, but the recycler on the D: drive is still loaded with deleted files. Running Win XP prof, all patches applied. Don't know if this is a CC bug or not, it just seems weird to me...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I could be wrong but I think CCleaner only cleans the drive/partition to which it is installed. To clean another drive/partition, you should be able to use Custom Files and Folders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hikari Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 I could be wrong but I think CCleaner only cleans the drive/partition to which it is installed. To clean another drive/partition, you should be able to use Custom Files and Folders. Thanks for responding! I went along this path, but it appears that hidden files and folders are not displayed in CC when you use Options / Custom / Add folder. Although I checked in the Windows folder view the option to display hidden files and folders, this apparently is not carried forward to CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Recycle Bin is just a desktop link. The real folder should be in D:\RECYCLER\ and have a folder name like S-1-5-21-343818398-2146017927-1417001333-13029 In Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View, you may have to deselect "Hide protected operating system files" in order to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hikari Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 In Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View, you may have to deselect "Hide protected operating system files" in order to see it. Thanks! That option was checked. Now it is unchecked I can tell CC to clean the recycler on D: Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I believe that, once CCleaner is set up to clean the necessary folder, you can hide the protected system files again. It's safer and less visible clutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hikari Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 I believe that, once CCleaner is set up to clean the necessary folder, you can hide the protected system files again. It's safer and less visible clutter. I can confirm that, after hiding the protected files, the recycler on D: is still visible in CC options / custom. That is nice, as I did not like the protected files to be 'exposed' all the time in Windows explorer. Thanks for your assistance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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