Critical Message : Unexpected values found in Recycle Bin data file

[mkraemer55]

This message appears every time I click on my recycle bin. When I click to remove the Critical Message box, the recycle bin is always empty. Even after I delete something it doesn't go to my recycle bin anymore. This first started when I deleted an icon on my desktop that was put there by some spyware. It didn't happen the first time I deleted it, but after several times of deleting the icon this happened. Nothing has gone to my recycle bin in several months.

 

[mattjurado]

Can you right click on the recycle bin and view properties of it? How about right click and empty it? How much free space do you have on the hard drive?

Matt J.

Please always take the time to backup any and all data before performing any actions suggested for ANY problem, regardless of how minor a change it might seem. Also test the backup to make sure it is intact.

 

[diogenes10]

You could try deleting the recycle bin from dos
these are comments about that for win98.

http://www.sanctuary4u.com/WizardOfDOS/rc.html

 

[mkraemer55]

Thanks mattjuoado,
That worked.