"Stephen Wolstenholme" <steve@tropheus.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> If I try to delete a folder with hundreds of sub folders a Recycling
> dialog appears and never completes.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Steve
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When you delete a file by sending it to the recycling bin, the PC has a bit
of work to do. I can't be bothered to do a lot of experimentation, but, for
example, if you check it's properties you will see that it has a capacity,
which you can change. I mention this because I guess that the size makes a
heckuva lot of difference to the time taken - but I don't know enough about
it to say whether a tiny capacity will speed it up immensely or slow it down
hugely. However I do know enough to say that if there are an increasingly
large number of files in the bin, it will slow down the process
increasingly.
The easiest test I can suggest is to create a huge number of directories and
sub directories, containing lots of files, then delete them. After a while,
pull the plug out. Have a look to see how many it has deleted. Try it a
few times with various time delays, and also have a check on how long it
takes to remove them from the bin.
In other words, I reckon it is just taking a long time because its busy.