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How to Fix: Recycle Bin Won't Empty (Won't Delete Files)

by Dennis Faas on December, 2 2019 at 02:12PM EST

Infopackets Reader James D. writes: " Dear Dennis, I'm running Windows 10 and my C drive is nearly full. I've tried to free up as much space as possible, but no matter what I do it makes no difference. That's when I came across your article about ' ... Can't delete restore points (C drive Full) ', in which you recommended a program called TreeSize Free in order to find space hogs on the C drive. To my surprise, when I ran TreeSize Free it says that my Recycle Bin is taking up almost 500GB of space. I've tried emptying the Recycle Bin from the desktop, but TreeSize Free is still reporting that ... (view more)

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How to Fix: Classic Shell Start Menu Empty / Blank

by Dennis Faas on July, 23 2018 at 02:07PM EDT

Infopackets Reader Steve J. writes: " Dear Dennis, Thanks so much for your website and all the wonderful tips you have provided us over the years. I recently upgraded my main PC to Windows 10 and with your advice I installed Classic Shell to replace ... the horrid Start menu that comes default with Windows 10. I proceeded to click the Start button after the installation finished, but for some reason my Classic Shell Start menu is blank and it's been like this for a few weeks now. I installed Classic Shell on my laptop as well and it has all its icons. What gives? " My response: Whenever I work on ... (view more)

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'Disk Heal', and 'Empty Desk'

by Bob Helmer on September, 20 2007 at 08:09AM EDT

Disk Heal Fixes disk errors which occur after a virus and performs various other tweaks as well. http://www.luqsoft.com/diskheal/ Empty Desk Empty Desk is free easy-to-use windows utility that lets you clear your desktop with just a click of a ... button. Need an empty, cleared desktop, and no icons showing? Look no further. http://bluefive.pair.com/ (view more)

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Copy Multiple Folders but not Contents Onto a New Disk?

by Dennis Faas on September, 22 2004 at 08:09AM EDT

Infopackets Reader Cara J. writes: " Dear Dennis, I enjoy your newsletter greatly. I've been saving documentation on a 100 megabyte ZIP disk , which there are multiple folders I've created. I'm running out of space on this particular ZIP disk and ... will have to start using a new one soon. Question: is there a way to copy just the folders (and not the contents) from the first disk to a new one? I'm particular about the way I file my information and would like to use the same method on the new disk. Any help would be appreciated! " My response: This is an odd question, however, it is ... (view more)

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