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Recycle bin on XP SP2 gets corrupted on a regular basis despite following advice on EE
My recycle bin keeps getting corrupted. I've read the other solutions and delted the recycle bin, rebooted, and things work fine for maybe a few days and then it happens again. I cannot keep this problem "fixed". I run XP SP2, AVG antivirus with automatic nightly scans (used to run Norton and got rid of that), Second Copy 7.0 for backups overnight, Quickbooks 2007, and Citrix GotomyPC. as a host computer. I have an external hard drive I use for backups, plus a CDRW I use for backups, and my main drive has two partitions C: and D: (the latter for system recovery). It is always the C: drive recycler that gets corrupted.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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This drive is about 1 1/2 yrs old (on a Gateway PC). The "dump" drive - external - is cheap and much older. That recycler doesn't get corrupted. This is not a recent problem, I've had it for almost since the machine was new, but have just put up with it. It's not getting worse, just not better.
Is there any way to avoid wiping the system and reformatting with all the agony that entails? I really haven't had any problems with this machine in any other respect.
Is there any way to avoid wiping the system and reformatting with all the agony that entails? I really haven't had any problems with this machine in any other respect.
Let's start here:
First, if you haven't already, do a full backup of your pc. At the very least make sure you have copies of all important documents, pictures, etc.
Make sure your antivirus is up to date. You're already running AVG, which is my recommendation. Make sure it's current with updates.
Make sure you have good spy/adware detection programs. Personally, I use Adaware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php) and Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/). I've heard good things lately about SuperAntiSpyware (www.superantispyware.com). Check that your definitions are up to date.
Thoroughly scan your pc for virii and spy/adware. Reboot, and rescan until clean.,
Another helpful tool is CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com). This will clean out all temp files, including temp internet folders. It also has a good registry cleaner.
Once your pc is clean, run a defrag.
Then make sure you continue to update/scan/clean on a regular basis.
Check your C: drive. Start -> My Computer. Right click on your Local Disk C: drive and open Properties. Click on Tools, then under Error checking select Check Now. Select both Automatically fix file system errors, and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. See how this goes (it will take some time to run). You can also use Ultimate Boot Cd (www.ultimatebootcd.com) to run the manufacturer's disk checking program.
Let us know how those steps go, and we'll take it from there.
michko
First, if you haven't already, do a full backup of your pc. At the very least make sure you have copies of all important documents, pictures, etc.
Make sure your antivirus is up to date. You're already running AVG, which is my recommendation. Make sure it's current with updates.
Make sure you have good spy/adware detection programs. Personally, I use Adaware (http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php) and Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/). I've heard good things lately about SuperAntiSpyware (www.superantispyware.com). Check that your definitions are up to date.
Thoroughly scan your pc for virii and spy/adware. Reboot, and rescan until clean.,
Another helpful tool is CCleaner (www.ccleaner.com). This will clean out all temp files, including temp internet folders. It also has a good registry cleaner.
Once your pc is clean, run a defrag.
Then make sure you continue to update/scan/clean on a regular basis.
Check your C: drive. Start -> My Computer. Right click on your Local Disk C: drive and open Properties. Click on Tools, then under Error checking select Check Now. Select both Automatically fix file system errors, and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. See how this goes (it will take some time to run). You can also use Ultimate Boot Cd (www.ultimatebootcd.com) to run the manufacturer's disk checking program.
Let us know how those steps go, and we'll take it from there.
michko
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Thanks michko will keep u posted.
Split the points, I believe there is enough information here to resolve the issue.
Recommend delete with no refund. Suggestions may have solved problem, but without more input from the poster we are unable to tell. At this point we can't even tell for sure if the problem was hardware or software related. Unless poster wants to provide more input ;)
michko
michko
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Sorry for the delay. I've been holed up in airports waiting to get home last 2 days and no internet for 5 days.
None of above solutions work (short of reformatting drive, which I am unwilling to do at this point - I'd rather live with it). After I delete the recycler and reboot, it works for a day or two, and then the corrupted message appears at some point when an automatic backup program runs (Second Copy 7). Maybe there is something in that program that is causing this behavior? Other than that, I'll just live with it if I can't fix it fairly easily.
None of above solutions work (short of reformatting drive, which I am unwilling to do at this point - I'd rather live with it). After I delete the recycler and reboot, it works for a day or two, and then the corrupted message appears at some point when an automatic backup program runs (Second Copy 7). Maybe there is something in that program that is causing this behavior? Other than that, I'll just live with it if I can't fix it fairly easily.
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Just thought of the Second copy. My config had it deleting "obsolete" files when running unattended. I reconfigured just to copy new or changed files to backup area (which shouldn't put anything in recycle) - and I'll see what happens. If that doesn't fix will proceed to ultimate boot
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The reconfiguration of Second Copy seemed to have fixed this, but then just yesterday I got the "corrupted" message again. However this time, I said "no", and none of the files got deleted and it still seems to work fine.
All in all, the problem is not serious enough for me to want to take any more time-intensive steps, so I will split points as suggested, since these solutions may work with someone more motivated.
All in all, the problem is not serious enough for me to want to take any more time-intensive steps, so I will split points as suggested, since these solutions may work with someone more motivated.
Let's try a few things first.