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Delete item from recycle bin

#1 User is offline   skipolino00 

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 10:33 AM

iam use vista os and for 2 hrs my computer is working to empty 631[2.05 gb} item from the recycle bin. is showing the msg "time remaining; calculating" and "speed : calculeting:. i dont think this is normal to take so much time. Can anybody please help. Thank you.

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 11:08 AM

See if ATF cleaner will work for you:
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Please download ATF Cleaner by Atribune & save it to your desktop.
  • Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
  • Under Main "Select Files to Delete" choose: Select All.
  • Click the Empty Selected button.
  • If you use Firefox browser click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
  • Click the Empty Selected button.
    If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
  • If you use Opera browser click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
  • Click the Empty Selected button.
    If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.
  • Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
Note: On Vista, "Windows Temp" is disabled. To empty "Windows Temp" ATF-Cleaner must be "Run as an Administrator".
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#3 User is offline   skipolino00 

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Posted 15 December 2008 - 01:15 PM

It did not work. i did it manually in 2 hrs. Any way thanks but i don't understand why i had this problem. its weird.

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