Microsoft Knowledge Base Email Alertz

(230052) - After you delete a file or folder from a floppy disk, you are unable to view the file or folder in the Recycle Bin.

Search KbAlertz

Advanced Search

Receive Microsoft Knowledge Base articles by E-Mail?

Every night we scan the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If technologies you're interested in are updated, we'll send you an e-mail. You only get one e-mail a day, and only when new articles are added.

Click here to create a
FREE account
Already have an account?
[Click here to Login]











Microsoft Knowledge Base Article

This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks

Article ID: 230052 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Files or Folders Deleted from Floppy Disk Not in the Recycle Bin

System TipThis article applies to a different version of Windows than the one you are using. Content in this article may not be relevant to you. Visit the Windows Vista Solution Center
This article was previously published under Q230052

SYMPTOMS

After you delete a file or folder from a floppy disk, you are unable to view the file or folder in the Recycle Bin.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because files and folders you delete from a floppy disk are not stored in the Recycle Bin, instead, they are immediately and permanently deleted.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

You may be able to recover files deleted from a floppy disk by using a third-party disk utility.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
Keywords: 
kbui kbprb KB230052
       

Community Feedback System

Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back. Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what didn't.

Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry edits), please consult a professional.

Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.

-- Scott Cate