Undelete - am I missing something?

[rjbull]

On WinXP, if I look in c:\Recycler I find several enigmatically-named subdirectories, all containing desktop.ini and INFO2.  The latter looks like an index.  Eventually, I find the subdirectory that contains deleted files with their names changed to "Dcnnn.{ext}" where the original extension is retained.  - hmmm...  Dc?   

If the deleted files are still there, renamed, and there's an index, is there really not an undelete function built into Windows?

[jgpaiva]

From what I understand, you are looking at the raw view of the recycle bin. (are you using xyplorer?)
All the files present there, can be found on the recycle bin (in a much more interesting form ).
If you remove the files from recycle bin, they disappear from the Recycler folder.

[rjbull]

From what I understand, you are looking at the raw view of the recycle bin. (are you using xyplorer?)

-jgpaiva (July 02, 2008, 03:58 AM)

Total Commander actually, but yes, raw view.

All the files present there, can be found on the recycle bin (in a much more interesting form ).
If you remove the files from recycle bin, they disappear from the Recycler folder.

Aaauuuggghhh!  I am covered in confusion   

Many thanks!   

I don't often look at the desktop, launching things by other means.  I just made a shortcut to the Recycle bin and put it in my Popsel menu, so I don't have to minimise everything else and go looking for the icon.

[jgpaiva]

  Actually, i know that because the same thing already happened to me. I inadvertedly added too many files to the recycle bin and then it wouldn't open anymore, and ended up having to use the raw view do delete a few files