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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: infinate_pie on 5 October 2003, 01:22

Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: infinate_pie on 5 October 2003, 01:22
try C:\recycler on xp, i dont know if it works on 98, but using dir /s/as in command you can look up anyones recycle bin   :confused:
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: Refalm on 5 October 2003, 01:35
It's "C:\Recycled" or "/mnt/windows/Recycled/" in Mandrake.
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: infinate_pie on 5 October 2003, 01:42
i dont know, i just wondered why it wasn't user specific, and so easy to access
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: hm_murdock on 5 October 2003, 02:00
the concept and the design for the Recycle Bin is lifted straight from the classic Mac OS's Trash.

Mac OS's Trash has a hidden folder on the hard drive called... "Trash". It's not just hidden, it's one of a few folders that is fully inaccessable using the Finder.

MS tried to do this, but you can't fully hide any file in Windows, because too many dorks care about hidden folders and files. Shit that they shouldn't ever mess with.

But yeah, where did you think it was at?
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: infinate_pie on 5 October 2003, 02:25
just wondered, thought it was strange that microsoft wouldn't put recyle bins in the same area as the user area, and its stuff like that that makes it oh so much easier for spywarr, etc to take a hold
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: infinate_pie on 5 October 2003, 02:42
update: win9x, C:\recycled, viewable, winxp, C:\recycler not viewable. I dont know, i find a bit of information I think might be useful, then I get knocked about it  (http://tongue.gif)
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: slvadcjelli42 on 8 October 2003, 05:29
I remember when I was on XP it didn't just have C:\recycler, it had X:\recycler, X being whatever windows-recognized partitions you had. That was pretty annoying, having one for each "drive." I'm not sure if it was supposed to do that or what, though.
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: JesusRocks on 8 October 2003, 05:52
quote:
Originally posted by Refalm:
It's "C:\Recycled" or "/mnt/windows/Recycled/" in Mandrake.


But what if one has changed the FSTAB? Or somthing, it could be anything.

And most all what is your point.
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: infinate_pie on 9 October 2003, 00:09
my point is, well, umm... it just seemed like something that nobody else seemed to know, and at the time it seemed as relevent to say as severel other posts in this forum
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: Nobber on 31 October 2003, 20:42
I still haven't figured out why it's called the Recycle Bin. What the hell gets recycled in there, anyway?
Title: C:\recycler on xp, um, why?
Post by: Refalm on 31 October 2003, 22:50
quote:
Nobber: I still haven't figured out why it's called the Recycle Bin. What the hell gets recycled in there, anyway?


They wanted "trans can" or "trash bin" first, but I beleive Mac OS or NewDeal Office (great DOS-based GUI, kinda like what Microsoft tried with Windows 95, but than stable and reliable) already took it.