TSGL: Corrupted recycle bin on USB drive

[Tilman Brandl]

Bo,

just an idea: I would probably try to delete the recycle bin ....  You 
should get a new one after reboot, or as soon as you delete a file.

If you want to explore the old bin later, make a copy first with a different 
name, like _$recycle.bin

You may btw have to work from a command prompt in order to delete the file.

Please be aware that I have not much experience with USB drives, hopefully 
somebody else will add to what I wrote, or have a better idea....

Tilman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bo Maurin" <bo.maurin at ericsson.com>
To: "Tech Support Guy Mailing List" <list at tsgserver.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 10:44 AM
Subject: TSGL: Corrupted recycle bin on USB drive


> Hi,
> I'm using a Vista machine with 4 HD drives. Two internal drives of 340
> GB each and two USB drives with 250 GB each. One of the USB drives is
> used for back up while the other is for recording with Media Center. I
> recently checked the drives for errors. I used the build in tool in
> Windows (which you find under Properties/Tools for each drive) but for
> some reason, the tool stopped working when I used it on the USB drivers.
>
> To continue, I used the good old cmd promt instead and wrote the command
> chkdsk N: /f
> (N being the drive letter for the USB drive).
>
> The process went fine on both USB drives but later, I keep getting an
> error message from one of the USBs saying "The recycle bin for drive N
> is corrupted". This error message will come when I delete a file, rename
> a file, add new folders. I used the chkdsk N: /f command again but the
> result is the same. Note that no errors was reported by the chkdsk
> command. The content on this drive is important to me but not crucial as
> I have no private files or pictures there. Just recorded videos.
>
> So my question is
> 1. Do you think my whole USB drive is in danger for a crash?
> 2. Can I do something to avoid having a corrupted recycle bin?
>
> Many thanks for all answers!
>
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