Stupid Vista

tdream · 12 Jul 2008 at 16:39

So I'm deleting a couple of old files in the download folder, highlight 4 files and press shift+delete like I normally do. Vista deletes the entire Download folder?!! :confused:

I've no recourse as I turned off that system changes thing. Never been so frustrated at Vista. Grrr!!! :mad:

Ross1234 · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:26

Must have been user error. It doesnt do that.

dirtydog · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:28

I would never use shift+delete personally - in case I made a mistake. At least if it's in the recycle bin you can undo it.

If you really need to get the files back, they will be recoverable though, if you haven't overwritten the disk space with anything else yet.

Energize · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:30

Just use a recovery program.

Craig321 · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:32

tdream said:
So I'm deleting a couple of old files in the download folder, highlight 4 files and press shift+delete like I normally do. Vista deletes the entire Download folder?!!

I've no recourse as I turned off that system changes thing. Never been so frustrated at Vista. Grrr!!!

Get out of the habit of using Shift+Delete. Vista doesn't delete entire folders if you simply select files within it

badbob · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:34

Vista doesn't delete entire folders if you simply select files within it

Unless it's a huge directory above the preset level.

Craig321 · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:42

How big is a huge folder? I'd like to see if does actually do it then

badbob · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:44

I think default is 10% of disc size.

Craig321 · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:48

10% in my case is 46.5GB. I have a few folders that are double that and I have no problems

Caged · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:49

I'm pretty sure you mean that if you're deleting an object bigger than the Recycle Bin limit that it will inform you that it's going to skip the Recycle Bin and just delete it. Which has nothing to do with selecting files within a folder and the whole folder being removed.

Craig321 · 12 Jul 2008 at 17:53

Yep, that sounds like what he means.

Memphis · 12 Jul 2008 at 18:17

tdream said:
So I'm deleting a couple of old files in the download folder, highlight 4 files and press shift+delete like I normally do. Vista deletes the entire Download folder?!!

I've no recourse as I turned off that system changes thing. Never been so frustrated at Vista. Grrr!!!

Stupid Vista? No.
Stupid User? Yes.

Final8y · 12 Jul 2008 at 19:24

What he said ^

tdream · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:43

Well you may believe me or not, but this never happened in xp but has happened several times in Vista.

tdream · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:45

Craig321 said:
Get out of the habit of using Shift+Delete. Vista doesn't delete entire folders if you simply select files within it

Guess that's the only solution in the future. Would prefer not to as xp deleted the files that were selected.

Priapus · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:47

Vista also only deletes files that are selected.

Glaucus · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:48

Ice On Fire said:
Vista also only deletes files that are selected.

exactly, user error. Vista wont randomly delete files.

tdream · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:49

Memphis said:
Stupid Vista? No.
Stupid User? Yes.

Final8y said:
What he said ^

No need to have a pop at me guys, if it was that stupid I wouldn't have posted the issue. And it's not the first time it happened.

Ice On Fire said:
Vista also only deletes files that are selected.

That's what I originally thought.

Glaucus · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:54

tdream said:
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That's what I originally thought.

It does though, it works for the rest of us just fine..

tdream · 13 Jul 2008 at 12:55

Anyone else use shift+delete?