recycle bin - delete & recreate w/ 3 recycled dirs

Hi gang.
Hey, when deleting and recreating the recycle bin, are the dos commands the same if there are 3 recycled directories - 1 for each of 3 drives via hd partitions?
IOW, (recycle bin is on desktop, but not sure where its actual target is) since recycled directories are located in all three of these locations ...

C:\recycled
D:\recycled
E:\recycled

do the dos commands need to refer to all three directories in order to ensure they are all emptied/recreated and for the bin itself to be recreated?

If so, what are the commands and from which version of dos prompt do I begin (ie pure dos from cold boot, restart choice from shutdown dialogue box, or maybe just open a command prompt from within windows)?

hope that made sense and...
TIA...

From either a command prompt at bootup or a restart to DOS (but not a DOS window), enter the following 3 commands

Deltree c:\recycled
Deltree d:\recycled
Deltree e:\recycled

Respond Y after confirming the directory name is correct.

Right on, WhitPhil
that did it...
IF
Recycled directories are supposed to have
1 file
65 bytes
minimums

Thanks!

Just checked my recycled folder [hidden, in C:] 0 files, 0 bytes

hmm...
interesting, Train.
It seems that the recycled directories are not recreated until the recycle bin receives content. At that point, the directories reveal themselves & with the 65 bytes minimums.
hmm...

Got curious, deleted what was in there using Disk Cleanup last night, then checked the folder just before I posted.
Hmm is right.

The one file is probably the INFO2 file which keeps track of the relationship between the "dos name" and the real name, and the path to where is can be restored to.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q136517

How the Recycle Bin Stores Files

Ubb broke the link WhitPhil. Nice article.

train:
Thanks for the fix. I haven't seen that happen on UBB before?

This new version breaks a lot of them. just throw in punctuatuion marks and it does it. Those I have noticed, maybe more.
Your welcome WhitPhil.

thanks WhitPhil & Train.
I haven't had a chance to read that page through yet, but looking forward to it - INFO2 file maybe huh? I don't know it but I'll look into it.

Followed the processes from the recycled info site you guys linked me to - all seems to be in order now.
Cheers

:D

Thanks for posting back.