Enable Confirm Delete for External Hard Drive

By Kloud77
in Microsoft (Windows)

 Share

Recommended Posts

Community Regular

Kloud77

Posted
Posted

For some reason it doesn't ask me to confirm the delete when I delete stuff from my external hard drive.. I already checked the Recycling Bin properties and it is enabled in there. But it still doesn't confirm with me. This didn't happen when I still had XP, so I'm pretty sure it has something to do with Windows 7. Anybody know why?

Thanks.

Grand Master

+BudMan MVC

Posted
  • MVC
Posted

So your saying you get asked if on internal drives? But not external - each drive will have its own recycle bin, and this can be set per drive.

When you checked the setting did you click onto that drive to see its settings.

post-14624-12862266937431.jpg

Community Regular

Kloud77

Posted
  • Author
Posted
  On 04/10/2010 at 21:11, BudMan said:

So your saying you get asked if on internal drives? But not external - each drive will have its own recycle bin, and this can be set per drive.

When you checked the setting did you click onto that drive to see its settings.

post-14624-12862266937431.jpg

Yup, I checked each drive and made sure that box was checked. Actually, I don't know if it's an internal or external thing. But I have 2 internal and 1 external, and only the external hard drive is having this problem.

Grand Master

MS Bob 11

Posted
Posted

Try flipping the "removable" switch from the drive using this utility: http://www.911cd.net/forums//index.php?showtopic=21572 and see if the drive appears in Recycle Bin. It doesn't work for all drives though.

Community Regular

Kloud77

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Actually I don't think it has anything to do with internal or external anymore.. because I just deleted something from my secondary internal SATA hard drive and the same thing is happening.

BUT I'm noticing a pattern here. In Windows 7 there's a colored bar that shows how full your hard drive is. If it's Green then the confirmation will pop up, BUT if it's Red, which means it's almost full, then there is no confirmation. It just goes straight to the Recycling Bin. Really weird... anybody know what's happening here??

Thanks

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • President Trump set to announce TikTok buyer in about 2 weeks

      By xMorpheousx416 · Posted

      "Multiple administrations have taken a dim view of TikTok because they believe the Chinese government has access to user data." Uhhmmm... the orange faced baboon gave all our data to Musk... what's Elon going to do with it that the so-called, "feared" Chinese wouldn't? Personally, I'd hand my SS card over to Xi before I'd hand a glass of water to Musk who was dying of thirst. Why? Because Xi has never made it clear that he was a true threat to me... or any of us for that matter.
    • Apple iPad Mini is back to its lowest price, saving you $100

      By +Sledge · Posted

      Who is teaching people how to hold writing instruments like this? Such pain
    • You can now customize the email actions toolbar in Outlook for Android and iOS

      By David Uzondu · Posted

      You can now customize the email actions toolbar in Outlook for Android and iOS by David Uzondu Microsoft has announced a new feature that will finally allow you to customize the action toolbar in Outlook for Android and iOS. For a long time, the main actions you could take on an email were stuck in a static position in the top-right corner. Deleting, archiving, or marking something as unread meant reaching your thumb all the way up there. Now, that entire bar has been moved to a, perhaps, much more sensible spot at the bottom of the screen. Here's how it works. When you open an email, you will see a new toolbar at the bottom of the screen. This bar holds several actions you can take, like Reply, Delete, and so on. Any commands that cannot fit are tucked away behind a "More options" button. To change the layout, you just tap that button. From there, you can tap More options (...) > Reorder, as shown in the following screenshot: Then, from there, you just drag and drop the actions you want onto the main bar. Once you set it, the layout stays the same across all your accounts. Now, it is not without its quirks. There are a couple of known issues, like the fact that your layout might change depending on your screen size or if you flip your phone horizontally. If your custom actions do not fit, they will get bumped to the overflow menu automatically. You will also see more grayed-out, disabled buttons than before. Microsoft says this is intentional so actions do not disappear from view entirely. This update is currently rolling out to anyone running at least Build 4.2522.0 on Android or Build 4.2522 on iOS.
    • OneNote for Windows gets support for Dynamic DPI

      By MrElectrifyer · Posted

      Neat and welcome functionality...
    • No more catfishing? Tinder is now requiring facial recognition in this US state

      By MrElectrifyer · Posted

      Hey, some don't give a damn about STDs and gain pleasure from living animalistic lifestyles. Different strokes for different folks...

  • Recent Achievements

    • Week One Done
      dennis Nebeker earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • One Year In
      timothytoots earned a badge
      One Year In
    • One Month Later
      CHUNWEI earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      TIGOSS earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • First Post
      henryj earned a badge
      First Post

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      467
    2. 2
      +FloatingFatMan
      193
    3. 3
      ATLien_0
      165
    4. 4
      Xenon
      79
    5. 5
      wakjak
      72
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!