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# Recycler
# Recycler

Creates and configures windows recycle bins on virtual and network drives.

Is is based on the following discussion in the microsoft forum
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a349801f-398f-4139-8e8b-b0a92f599e2b/enable-recycle-bin-on-mapped-network-drives
Is is based on the following discussion in the [Microsoft Forum](https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a349801f-398f-4139-8e8b-b0a92f599e2b/enable-recycle-bin-on-mapped-network-drives)

![screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2531380/30004527-613db51a-90d1-11e7-9fea-c6d02a7f31da.png)

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# Limitations
## Limitations

So this tool is based upon a hack. It is unlikely but it may break with any windows update.

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* The configuration is persistent and system wide. In order to activate or deactivate a recycle bin you have to reboot. The changes are only applied at startup.


# Recycle Bins
## Recycle Bins

Windows defines two types of recycle bins, one for volumes (partitions on harddrives) and one for knownfolder (any valid path).

Both have a slightly differnt behaviour.

## Volumes
### Volumes
Recycle bins for volumes are identified by their per volume id. Typically they are partitons on a harddrive.
The volume id is unique to a computer and created upon the device was discovered for the first time.
This id normally never changes and can be but does not have to be bound to a path or driveletter.
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Windows activated by default a recycle bin for Volumes.

## Known folders
### Known folders
Known folders are somehow magical and confusing. Any valid path can be defined to be a known folder.
Whenever windows stumbles upon such a folder it applies some magic. They can be used to activate a recycle bin on a
network drive or virtural drive.
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You will endup having a recycle bin on the s:\ drive. Because the configuration is persistent to the s:\ path.

# Bugs
## Bugs

Please report bugs via the [issue tracker](https://github.com/thsmi/recycle/issues)
Please report bugs via the [issue tracker](https://github.com/thsmi/recycler/issues)
or send an email to schmid-thomas at gmx.net .

# License
## License

The extension is free and open source software, it is made available to you
under the terms of the MIT license.
under the terms of the MIT license.

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