Reduce recycle bin size to below 1%
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From: John John - MVP on 10 Jun 2010 18:41 Mint wrote: > On Jun 10, 12:30 pm, "Badger" <jerry...(a)msn.com> wrote: >> Right click the desktop Icon and select properties, >> Then select don't move files to the recycle bin. >> You will see the max size window grey out. >> >> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> >> news:34d3ecdd-c04d-4cb5-9318-89a6b9b703a8(a)i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >> >>> Is there a way to reduce the recycle bin size to below 1%? >>> Registry changes O.K. >>> Thanks. > > I asked to reduce the size, not eliminate it entirely. I don't think that it can do fractions (1.5% or .5% or whatever). It's governed by the Percent value at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket If you can figure out how to enter 0.5 (.5%) there let us know how its done. John
From: Mint on 10 Jun 2010 19:04 On Jun 10, 3:37 pm, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote: > Mint wrote: > > On Jun 10, 12:30 pm, "Badger" <jerry...(a)msn.com> wrote: > >> Right click the desktop Icon and select properties, > >> Then select don't move files to the recycle bin. > >> You will see the max size window grey out. > > >> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >>news:34d3ecdd-c04d-4cb5-9318-89a6b9b703a8(a)i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com.... > > >>> Is there a way to reduce the recycle bin size to below 1%? > > >>> Registry changes O.K. > > >>> Thanks. > > > I asked to reduce the size, not eliminate it entirely. > > For what reason? 1% is rather reduced, don't you agree? What benefit > could be gained by reducing it further? Or is this an exercise in > curiosity? No, with my 120 Gb drive, 1.2 Gb is WAY more than I need for my recycle bin. I don't recall every even having a file that big. Andy
From: Mint on 10 Jun 2010 19:09 On Jun 10, 5:41 pm, John John - MVP <audetw...(a)nbnot.nb.ca> wrote: > Mint wrote: > > On Jun 10, 12:30 pm, "Badger" <jerry...(a)msn.com> wrote: > >> Right click the desktop Icon and select properties, > >> Then select don't move files to the recycle bin. > >> You will see the max size window grey out. > > >> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >>news:34d3ecdd-c04d-4cb5-9318-89a6b9b703a8(a)i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com.... > > >>> Is there a way to reduce the recycle bin size to below 1%? > >>> Registry changes O.K. > >>> Thanks. > > > I asked to reduce the size, not eliminate it entirely. > > I don't think that it can do fractions (1.5% or .5% or whatever). It's > governed by the Percent value at > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket > > If you can figure out how to enter 0.5 (.5%) there let us know how its done. > > John Thanks, reg wouldn't take .5. Can you ask M.S. to fix it for Win 8. :-) Andy
From: Tim Meddick on 10 Jun 2010 20:16 But having a Recycle Bin max capacity of 1% on a 120Gb HD resulting in 1.2Gb max sixe - is only going to take up that space when files have been sent to it (i.e. actually been deleted via Recycle Bin)!! In other words, if you don't delete 1.2 Gb worth of files (with RB enabled) then the Recycle Bin is just never going to get full, is it? The reason you have a setting where one is able to set a maximum size for the Bin is to make sure a Recycle Bin full of useless old files cannot take up too much space on smaller drives that need inventive use of space and where space is at a premium. But when you have a drive-size that has "room to spare" and will never be even half-filled.... If you could make the max-size, say, 500Mb, what then? There's no benefit to the Recycle Bin reaching the full capacity - it's not like when you do, whistles and bells go off or that the bin automatically does something! Should the Recycle Bin ever actually reach the max-size you set, no more files can be sent to it and will have to permanently deleted, with no chance of recovery. == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Mint" <chocolatemint77581(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:01c00588-f816-43c4-8871-2ea004ecbf5b(a)i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... On Jun 10, 3:37 pm, "Daave" <da...(a)example.com> wrote: > Mint wrote: > > On Jun 10, 12:30 pm, "Badger" <jerry...(a)msn.com> wrote: > >> Right click the desktop Icon and select properties, > >> Then select don't move files to the recycle bin. > >> You will see the max size window grey out. > > >> "Mint" <chocolatemint77...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > >>news:34d3ecdd-c04d-4cb5-9318-89a6b9b703a8(a)i28g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > >>> Is there a way to reduce the recycle bin size to below 1%? > > >>> Registry changes O.K. > > >>> Thanks. > > > I asked to reduce the size, not eliminate it entirely. > > For what reason? 1% is rather reduced, don't you agree? What benefit > could be gained by reducing it further? Or is this an exercise in > curiosity? No, with my 120 Gb drive, 1.2 Gb is WAY more than I need for my recycle bin. I don't recall every even having a file that big. Andy
From: Greg Russell on 10 Jun 2010 20:30
In news:#j0cQtPCLHA.5808(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl, Tim Meddick <timmeddick(a)o2.co.uk> typed: > If you could make the max-size, say, 500Mb, what then? > > There's no benefit to the Recycle Bin reaching the full capacity - > it's not like when you do, whistles and bells go off or that the bin > automatically does something! Au contraire, MonSewer ... When the R.B. is active and gets full, any additional file deletions via the GUI Windows Explorer will result in a popup dialog informing the user that the deleted file cannot be saved to the R.B., with the dialog choice to delete it permanently or cancel the requested delete. Whether you consider that a "benefit" or not is entirely your subjective opinion, but don't spread your ignorance about the R.B. as you are doing. |