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Slow Deleting files through Windows Explorer

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Posted by: host	7/9/2006 9:58 PM
Sometimes when I delete a file through Windows Explorer it takes a minute or more. I just had enough today and decided to figure out what was causing the issue. It turns out that my Recycle Bin was loaded far beyond capacity and Windows XP was choking every time it had to add another reference to its already bloated set of files I had deleted in the past. I admit it, I’m really bad about deleting stuff. I always want to hold onto stuff just in case I need it again. You should see my garage! Most of the wasted space was due to to DotNetNuke folders. I seem to have to reinstall that a lot to work out little issues, so there were about 50 past deletions going back months in addition to other various garbage data files that I canned and forgot about. It literally took 15 minutes for Windows to clear out my Recycle Bin, but now when I delete files performance is drastically improved.

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