recycle bin problem help

[sel]

or sometime now my recyclebin has not bee working properly. It seem to be full but there nothing appear in it. Then i tried to empty it. It ask if i wanted to del these 4 files (note there still nothing in it). Then i click yes. AFter that it still full so i empty it again it ask the same question if i want to del these 4 files....so i tried to del other files nothing appear in it...even if i dragged files over it. I don't think it delete anything at all because my disk space is very low now...help. i been searching on google and come across this but i have no idea what it said so please help me...
First you have to make visible all the files in Recycle Bin:

On NTFS disks
cd \RECYCLER
attrib -R -A -S -H /S /D

On FAT32 disks
cd \Recycled
attrib -R -A -S -H /S /D

As soon the corrupted file was visible I got a message from windows:

Found corrupt files in Recycled Bin
please run chkdsk, so I did

chkdsk /F /R /X

I emptied Recycled bin again, and voila empty.

[808smokey]

I only have 2 suggestions:

1) Are you running any form of Norton Protection?
If so turn it off/ Delete protected files.

2)Run "Disk Clean Up"

I'm not sure how you're running Scandisk the

chkdsk /F /R /X

I've never heard of. I'm assuming you're starting it through the "RUN" command in the start button.

Good luck

[sel]

i already try disk clean up...it doesn't work...and i do have norton but it norton antivirus so i don't know if the protective file applies to this...

[kyemeng]

Suggest that you schedule a disk check to see if it clears up your problem. Also you can try an undelete program to undelete the files before deleting them for good.

[HatchetMan]

I don't have Norton, but isn't there a "Clean Sweep" option?

[Cobra]

What that guide you found was telling you to do was:

1 - Go to Start --> Run...
2 - Type in "cmd" and press Enter
3 - Type the commands in:



(it will look like that when you are done)

4 - It should tell you that it has found corrupt files. Go back to "cmd" and type in "chkdsk /F /R /X". If it asks if you want to schedule a checkdisk, press "Y" and restart.

If that person was correct, you will rid your system of corrupt files.

Cobra

[Garibaldi]

Good call cobra! Also, this may sound stupid but do you have your folder settings to show all files (including hidden)?

[kyemeng]

I had this problem on my com the other day and what I did was to undelete the files using System Mechanic 4, after which I just deleted the files. Hope that helps.