For those that are nervous about the warnings, there is a more manual way of fixing the problem once it occurs. One that doesn't involve deleting the entire recycle bin. So, after the problem shows up and you have files in your recycle bin that Eraser gives errors on - files that don't show up...
Almost any time I try to erase my recycle bin in Vista when it contains .mp3 or .url files, I get the following error:
The problem is, after this occurs the recycle bin gets screwed up. Right after the erase attempt it appears to be empty, but the .mp3 files are actually still in the folder...
Sorry to bump this old topic, but I never did get this figured out. Am I being stupid, or is there really no way to select the eraser method on the recycle bin any more? What is "Erase recycle bin (Library)"? supposed to be? Whenever I pick that one, it goes to the 35-pass, even though there...
Is there really no longer a way to select home-built erasure methods? The whole point of eraser used to be there were a few built-in methods, and the ability to add your own. There are now a billion cluttered up entries in the recycle bin context menu that I don't need and no method to simply...
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