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any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin

Posted: 01-15-2009, 03:06 PM
Andy Fish
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hi,

whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
scroll down to see the results i wanted

is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
time i don't want to search there at all

andy

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Re: any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin
Posted: 01-15-2009, 04:06 PM
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:06:40 -0800 (PST), Andy Fish
<ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
>right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
>results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
>scroll down to see the results i wanted
>
>is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
>time i don't want to search there at all
Hello Andy

The way to exclude the recycle bin is to start your search in a location
that excludes it. For example, if I start a search from C:\ or E:\ or my
user name folder , I get no results from the recycle bin. If I start a
search from the "Everywhere" or "Indexed Locations", then I see results
from the bin. So search by drive or by folder instead.

You have control over the sort order of results in Explorer. You can use
the column headers to force a different sort. For example, an ascending
sort by the Folder heading will usually put the bin results near the
bottom of the list.

Doug M. in NJ

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Re: any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin
Posted: 01-15-2009, 08:42 PM

"Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:53390937-ab5c-49a5-b6e5-4cee3460c985@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> hi,
>
> whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
> right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
> results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
> scroll down to see the results i wanted
>
> is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
> time i don't want to search there at all
>
> andy
>
Do you always store files in the recycle bin? When I throw files away, I
empty the recycle bin. Then it won't be a problem.


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Re: any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin
Posted: 01-15-2009, 10:12 PM
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:42:58 -0800, Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:53390937-ab5c-49a5-b6e5-4cee3460c985@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>> hi,
>>
>> whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
>> right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
>> results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
>> scroll down to see the results i wanted
>>
>> is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
>> time i don't want to search there at all
>>
>> andy
>>
>
> Do you always store files in the recycle bin? When I throw files away, I
> empty the recycle bin. Then it won't be a problem.
Why is your recycle bin between you ears?
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measekite's psychiatrist
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Re: any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin
Posted: 01-16-2009, 03:46 PM

"measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:42:58 -0800, Bill Yanaire wrote:
>
>> "Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:53390937-ab5c-49a5-b6e5-4cee3460c985@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
>>> right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
>>> results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
>>> scroll down to see the results i wanted
>>>
>>> is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
>>> time i don't want to search there at all
>>>
>>> andy
>>>
>>
>> Do you always store files in the recycle bin? When I throw files away, I
>> empty the recycle bin. Then it won't be a problem.
>
> Why is your recycle bin between you ears?
Why is your Sheep between your legs?



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Re: any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin
Posted: 01-16-2009, 11:29 PM
On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:46:55 -0800, measekite's psychiatrist wrote:
> "measekite" <inkystinky@oem.com> wrote in message
> news:kxObl.11455$as4.2661@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:42:58 -0800, Bill Yanaire wrote:
>>
>>> "Andy Fish" <ajfish@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:53390937-ab5c-49a5-b6e5-4cee3460c985@w24g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
>>>> right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
>>>> results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
>>>> scroll down to see the results i wanted
>>>>
>>>> is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
>>>> time i don't want to search there at all
>>>>
>>>> andy
>>>>
>>>
>>> Do you always store files in the recycle bin? When I throw files away, I
>>> empty the recycle bin. Then it won't be a problem.
>>
>> Why is your recycle bin between you ears?
>
> Why is your Sheep between your legs?
To get closer to your mouth
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Bill Sharpe
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Re: any way to stop vista searching in the recycle bin
Posted: 01-20-2009, 10:35 PM
Andy Fish wrote:
> hi,
>
> whenever I do a search from explorer in vista (i.e. typing in the top
> right hand corner of the explorer window), it seems to bring up
> results from the recycle bin at the top of the list and i have to
> scroll down to see the results i wanted
>
> is there any way to stop it searching in the recycle bin? most of the
> time i don't want to search there at all
>
> andy
>
Empty the recycle bin before searching
-or-
(for the brave-hearted) stop using the recycle bin completely.

Bill
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