Reduce recycle bin size to below 1%
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From: Greg Russell on 10 Jun 2010 23:46 In news:#h74OyQCLHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl, Tim Meddick <timmeddick(a)o2.co.uk> typed: > ... the "child" here. ... will continue to top-post and edit (snip) > where and how I see fit. <*plonk*> is where you belong then, child.
From: Tim Meddick on 10 Jun 2010 23:56 pathetic
From: Bob I on 11 Jun 2010 08:14 Mint wrote: > 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. :-) > See my first reply, Vista and Win 7 provide MB as the increment.
From: Bob I on 11 Jun 2010 08:16 Mint wrote: > 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 That space is for ALL the deleted files not PER file.
From: Terry R. on 11 Jun 2010 10:50
On 6/10/2010 5:16 PM On a whim, Tim Meddick pounded out on the keyboard > 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. :-) > There's something wrong with your comments. I just looked at the RB size for a particular drive and it was set to 10%. The RB was empty. I reduced the size to 5% and the available space on the drive increased. If it doesn't take up the "set" space, then the available space should have remained the same. Terry R. -- Anti-spam measures are included in my email address. Delete NOSPAM from the email address after clicking Reply. |