# Calling computer guru's..

Posted by James (VE 5spd ) on September 09, 2004 at 22:51:57: This may be vague but can anybody tell me what exactly the "C:\RECYCLER" folder/file is (I have XP)? I somehow got bombarded with a few viruses and an arseload of spyware this evening and there's about 15 files/programs that are either spyware or viruses or both that are within C:\RECYCLER So the predicament is that my virus software and spyware software cant/wont delete the stuff (it says 'delete failed'). My software displays the file/directory/everything of all this spyware/virus crap, but in my attempt to manually delete this crap I cant do that either. I can only get the C:\RECYCLER file to show up when going through the 'run' thing off the start menu (it wont show up when going through Windows Explorer), but it wont show the contents or let me access them even though I'm the computer administrator. I know it's not just an empty folder because showing the properties of the file reveal that there's 6 mb's of stuff in there So assuming this isnt too vague - what the heck is this Recycler folder/file and why cant I access it to delete this shiz or even see the stuff in the file even though I know it's in there? Replys: C:\RECYCLER is where the files you dump in the recycle bin are stored --> Pervis Anathema (91 SE) 03:41:36 9/10/2004 (1) It still wont let me delete it > James (VE 5spd ) 10:57:17 9/10/2004 (0) boot in safe mode and try deleting the c:\recycler folder..... lophix (94se) 00:37:27 9/10/2004 (0) Re: wish i could help you. all i remember is 10 goto 20 then 20 got to 10. that was on a radio shack trs 80. back in 1984 n/m kevin (93se) 23:48:55 9/09/2004 (0)

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: This may be vague but can anybody tell me what exactly the "C:\RECYCLER" folder/file is (I have XP)? : I somehow got bombarded with a few viruses and an arseload of spyware this evening and there's about 15 files/programs that are either spyware or viruses or both that are within C:\RECYCLER : So the predicament is that my virus software and spyware software cant/wont delete the stuff (it says 'delete failed'). My software displays the file/directory/everything of all this spyware/virus crap, but in my attempt to manually delete this crap I cant do that either. : I can only get the C:\RECYCLER file to show up when going through the 'run' thing off the start menu (it wont show up when going through Windows Explorer), but it wont show the contents or let me access them even though I'm the computer administrator. I know it's not just an empty folder because showing the properties of the file reveal that there's 6 mb's of stuff in there : So assuming this isnt too vague - what the heck is this Recycler folder/file and why cant I access it to delete this shiz or even see the stuff in the file even though I know it's in there?