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Did a Dell factory image reset but my recycle bin was still the same
It said it would format the drive, so how can my recycle bin be the same as before I did the restet?
Did a Dell factory image reset but my recycle bin was still the same
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In what way do you mean the same? Same icon, same amount of disk space reserved.....a bit more detail would be nice.
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The contents of the bin were the same as before the reset
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If the reset did indeed format the drive then the recycle bin would have been wiped, however if you have a multi disk system it could be the recycle bin on another drive who's content you are seeing. The only other explanation is that the reset actually did a refresh (similar to a Windows repair install) which maintains existing user files, the contents of the recycle bin would then likely be preserved..
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When it was setting up I had to click 3 separate boxes telling me all my files were going to be permanently deleted. The new system is identical to factory settings, even programs I deleted are back. It was definitely a return to factory image using a Dell partition. It is a multi drive system, one pci and one disc.
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If you open the recycle bin and check the contents it should tell you where the files came from, if the original location is C:\xxxx\xxxx (where x is the path) then the reset did not format the drive/ partition. As far as I am aware even OneDrive does not sync recycle bin contents so even if you are logged into a Microsoft linked account it shouldn't have restored deleted items after the reset.
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I've deleted it now. Thank you for the assistance.
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Checked properties in recycle bin and apparently the location was indeed on the 2nd HDD.
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Each drive will have its own recycle bin, I set mine to delete anything I put in them.
Then remove the recycle bin from the desktop.
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