Waldo1967

Join Date 03/2003

Recycle bin options?

What are the options available for the recycle bin in Object Dock? I want to use it only in Object Dock, but you can't delete it from the desktop. So I removed it using the tweakui feature in windows, but now it won't work properly in Object Dock. ??

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but now it won't work properly in Object Dock. ??

I guess you mean you can't drag onto it to delete?

That's a known limitation of OD icons at the moment - they can't be drop targets.

You can still rightclick & empty etc, but not drag onto. not that it's ever been a problem IME. I find the delete key much faster

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I have complained about the Recycle Bin choices in ObjectDock for some time. But you CAN drag and drop garbage into the Recycle Bin with one of the docklets--you just have to have the "show active tasks on dock" activated.....

I would never use the delete key to get rid of my garbage--thats defeats the whole purpose of the Windows GUI.

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I'm not talking about dragging and dropping stuff in the bin, I'm saying that I want to remove my windows recycle bin and just have the one in Object Dock. But there are no options for removing the recycle bin in windows unless you use tweakui, but if I do that then I lose all functionality of the recycle bin in Object Dock. It just shows up as an icon with no options to right click and empty trash.

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But there are no options for removing the recycle bin in windows unless you use tweakui, but if I do that then I lose all functionality of the recycle bin in Object Dock.

right click desktop - arrrange icons - uncheck show desktop icons

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Doh!! Thanks. But now I can't see some of the folders I wanted to keep because just one dock won't hold everything . . . oh well, guess I need to fork over some cash and upgrade.

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

Waldo1967,

If you are running Windows XP Pro, you can use a group policy to remove the recycle bin:

Start > run > type: gpedit.msc > Enter > User Configuration category > Administrative templates > Desktop > double-click the "Remove recycle bin icon from desktop" option > select Enable > reboot.

To restore recycle bin, repeat procedure and select "Not Configured" default option.

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But now I can't see some of the folders I wanted to keep because just one dock won't hold everything

create a shortcut to desktop on Objectdock.

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I would never use the delete key to get rid of my garbage--thats defeats the whole purpose of the Windows GUI.

Sorry, but that amuses me ...

I try not to use the GUI because it gets in the way of actually doing stuff (more often than not!)

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