How to remove the Norton Protected Recycle Bin or the Windows Recycle Bin


STEP 1
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STEP 2
  Remove the Norton Protected Recycle Bin
NOTE Note

Before you begin, follow these steps to retrieve important data:

  • Right-click the Norton Protected Recycle Bin, and choose Norton UnErase.
  • UnErase any files you may need. Any other files will be permanently deleted when you uninstall Norton Utilities.
I use Windows 98/ME
           
  Remove the Norton Protected Recycle Bin
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Right-click Norton Protected Recycle Bin > Choose Properties.
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Click the Global tab.
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Select Use One Settings for All Drives.
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Click the Recycle Bin tab.
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Select Standard Recycle Bin.
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Type the following text in the Title box:
Recycle Bin
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Uncheck Show Norton Protection Status if possible.
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Click the Norton Protection tab.
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Click on Remove Norton Protection.
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Click on Empty Protected Files.
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Click OK twice.
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Restart the computer.
I use Windows 2000/XP
           
  Remove the Norton Protected Recycle Bin
1
Right-click Norton Protected Recycle Bin > Choose Properties.
2
Click on Global tab.
3
Select Use One Settings for All Drives.
4
Click on Recycle Bin tab
5
Select Standard Recycle Bin
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Type the following text in the Title box:
 
Recycle Bin
7
Uncheck Show Norton Protection Status if possible
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Select the Norton Protection tab.
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Select a drive and unecheck Enable Protection. Repeat for each drive.
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Under System Settings, Click Empty Protected Files.
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Click Purge Yours or Purge All
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Click OK.
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Restart the computer.


References:
This Microsoft Knowledge Base article provides steps for how to delete the entire Recycle Bin structure from your hard drive. Once this has been accomplished, Microsoft Windows will recreate the Recycle Bin as a natural part of its operation. This document is written for Windows 95/98 only.

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 246726: Cannot Delete Any Files in Windows


Document ID: 199842313339
Last Modified: 10/02/2006
Date Created: 04/23/1998
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Product(s): Norton SystemWorks 2003
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