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Chapter 9: Troubleshooting

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File management

A file was accidentally deleted

If the file was deleted at a DOS prompt or in Windows while holding down
the S

HIFT

key, the file cannot be restored.

To restore files that were deleted in Windows:

1

Double-click the

Recycle Bin

icon.

2

Right-click the file you want to restore, then click

Restore

. The file

is restored to the place where it was originally deleted from.

If the Recycle Bin was emptied before you tried to restore a file, the
file cannot be restored.

Hard drive

You see an “Insufficient disk space” error message

Delete unnecessary files from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. For more
information, see “Using Disk Cleanup” on page 60.

Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the

Recycle Bin

icon, then clicking

Empty Recycle Bin

.

Save your files to a diskette or another drive. If the hard drive is full, copy
any files not regularly used to diskettes or other backup media, then delete
them from the hard drive.

Help and

Support

For more information about restoring deleted files in
Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword

System Restore in the HelpSpot Search

box

, then click the arrow.

Help and

Support

For more information about file management in
Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.

Type the keyword

file management in the HelpSpot

Search box

, then click the arrow.