DOCUMENT:Q187122 11-DEC-2001 [winnt] TITLE :Deleted Files Appear Under in Recycler for All SIDs PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:WinNT:4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you delete files, they may appear in the Recycler folder for every SID. This is apparent, if you have a File Allocation Table (FAT) partition. Everyone with a FAT partition sees files that were deleted by other users. This is not limited to FAT partitions, though (both in the Recycle Bin and in Explorer for their SID in the Recycler folder). If the administrator deletes some files from an NTFS partition and then looks at the Recycler folder, the files appear for every SID. STATUS ====== This behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATION ================ In the case of files deleted from a FAT partition, every user sees every deleted file, and if a user deletes the file from his or her recycle bin, it is deleted from all SIDs in the Recycler folder. The administrator can delete every reference to a file deleted from an NTFS partition by deleting the file once from anywhere it appears. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch Version : WinNT:4.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.