http://www.articletrader.com/ Articles at ArticleTrader en-us http://www.articletrader.com/computers/guide-to-using-the-windows-recycle-bin.html http://www.articletrader.com/computers/guide-to-using-the-windows-recycle-bin.html Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0500 My Documents folder? If you're anything like me, you have all kinds of junk in there: old letters, reports, awful recipes, lyrics to bad songs from the eighties and who knows what else. So you decide to delete some stuff. Every once in a while,I’ll stay up late and I’ll become a little trigger-happy with the Delete key. After the dust has settled, I'll turn my computer off and head for bed, smug and content that I've done a most noble and good deed. However, the next day I'll turn my computer on, prime and ready to get started on my yearly tax returns. After about two minutes of searching, I'll promptly smack myself on the forehead and realize that that document I deleted said 2005 Tax Info, not 2005 Taxi Jokes. I'll notice that the taxi Joke file is still sitting there in the My Documents folder, almost mocking me. But alas, there's no need to worry! I have the Recycle Bin and it’s never let me down before. I'll calmly open the Recycle Bin, find the Tax document, and restore it. Presto, 2005 Tax Info is instantly returned to it's proper place. Even so, let this be a lesson to you folks. Deleting files at 2am is never, ever a good idea.

The Recycle Bin is essentially a temporary holding area for deleted files. Whenever you delete a file, the file gets moved there. Those files will stay put until you decide to empty the Recycle Bin, or, as I illustrated earlier, you restore the files. In my example I deleted and restored a Microsoft Word document, but the Recycle Bin works for any file type. As long as you remove the file using the Delete key, it will usually get sent to the Recycle Bin.

But enough with my monologue and my nightly excursion stories. Below are the
steps for using the Recycle Bin.

Restoring A File

1. Go to your Desktop and find the Recycle Bin icon. When you find it, double-click it with the left-mouse button. A window will appear that lists all the files that you have deleted.

2. Find the file that you would like to restore and click it once with the right-mouse button.

3. The Context Menu will appear. Choose the Restore option.

4. The file will be restored and returned to its original folder.

Emptying The Recycle Bin
Periodically emptying your Recycle Bin should be a part of your regular maintenance routine. If you go a long while without cleaning up the Recycle Bin, Deleted files start to gather up and use a lot of hard drive space. Here's what you do.

1. First things first. Double check and be absolutely sure that there is nothing in the Recycle Bin that you want to keep. I say this because once you do this emptying job, you won't be able to get those files back without additional software and a lot of time and effort. To check and see what you have, go to your desktop and open the Recycle Bin. Browse through the files and be sure there's nothing there you want to keep. If you do find something you'd like to keep, then perform a Restore on the file.

2. If you're ready to empty the Recycle Bin, then look at the toolbar and find the button that says, Empty the Recycle bin and click it. A message will appear asking if you're sure you want to delete the file(s). If you're sure, click yes. The files will then be removed.

Quick & Easy Method For Emptying The Recycle Bin
If you're confident there's nothing in the Recycle Bin worth keeping, then here's what you do.

1. Go to your Desktop and find the Recycle Bin icon. Click it with the right-mouse button.

2. The Context Menu will appear. Choose the option that says, Empty Recycle Bin. A message will appear asking if you're sure you want to delete the file(s). If you're sure, click Yes. The files will then be removed.

So there you have it. Those are the basics to using the Recycle Bin. Now you too can have an occasional deletion frenzy and not regret it later. This article is part of the Back To Basics series which can be found at SpotOn Living.Com. There, you can also listen to the audio version of this article.

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Author: Michael Guajardo
Email: mike@spotonliving.com
Web Address: www.spotonliving.com
Article Source: Back To Basics Page

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Steps For Downloading

1. Open your browser and go to a web site containing files you'd like to download. Tip: Try Download.Com.

2. Find a file to download and click the title if it's a link or find an associated link that says something like Download or Download Now.

3. A dialogue box will appear with the option to Save. Click on the Save button. Another dialogue box will then appear.

4. Click once inside the Save In box. It's located near the top.

5. Use your arrow keys to select the (C:) drive.

6. Below the Save In box is a box that contains various files and folders. These are files that are stored on your C: drive. Cclick once on any of those files.

7. Create a category folder to place the file in. To do this, press the Context Menu key on your keyboard. This is the third key to the right of the spacebar. A small pop-up menu will appear on your screen. Select the option labled New. Then choose the option labled Folder from the sub-menu.

8. Notice that there's now a highlighted item named New Folder along with a blinking cursor. Give your folder a name here. Choose a name that makes sense to you and fits with the type of program you're downloading. For instance, if the file you're downloading is a video game, then you might want to name the folder Games. Press Enter.

9. The new folder you created should be highlighted. If it isn't, just click it once with your mouse. Press Enter to open the folder.

10. you're now inside the folder. Create another folder here. Repeat step 6, only this time, name the folder with the name of the program you're downloading. If it's called…Super Anti-Virus Defender, then give the folder the same name.

11. Double-click the folder to open it.

12. Look at the Save As box, located near the bottom of this window. The name of the file you're downloading should be displayed. Click on the Save button to begin the download.

13. A status window will appear. Once the download is finished, you'll see a message that says "Download Complete" and you'll have the option to open the folder containing the file you downloaded or the option to close the status window.

(Note: The status window also includes a check-box that says "Close When Download Complete". If this box is checked off, the status window will automatically close when the download is finished, in which case you'll have to use Windows Explorer to double-check if the file downloaded correctly. If the box is unchecked, then the status window will remain open.

And there you have it. As Porky Pig was so fond of saying, "that's all folks.", minus the stuttering of course. This was one in a series of articles known as Back To Basics. If you'd like to hear the audio version of this article and follow along with me as I explain the things described here, then please feel free to visit SpotOn Living.Com and click on the link labled Back To Basics.

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Author: Michael Guajardo
Email: mike@spotonliving.com
Web Address: www.spotonliving.com
Article Source: Back To Basics Page


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