Microsoft KB Archive/173416

= Cannot Empty Recycle Bin or Modify Recycle Bin Properties =

Article ID: 173416

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173416



SYMPTOMS
You may experience the following symptoms:


 * When you right-click the Recycle Bin, the Empty Recycle Bin command may be unavailable.
 * When you right-click the Recycle Bin, the Properties command may be unavailable.
 * Files that you delete may be permanently deleted rather than moved to the Recycle Bin.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if your fixed hard disk is marked as a removable drive.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:


 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click System.
 * 3) Click the Device Manager tab.
 * 4) Double-click the Disk Drives branch to expand it.
 * 5) Click your hard disk, and then click Properties.
 * 6) On the Settings tab, click the Removable check box to clear it.
 * 7) Click OK, and then click OK.
 * 8) Restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
Note that you cannot use these steps to treat an actual removable drive as a fixed drive. If the drive is removable, the Removable option is reset when you restart the computer.

Additional query words: Zip Jaz Optical greyed grayed out media

Keywords: kbdiskmemory kbenv KB173416

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