I have seen other posts where it is recommended not to delete the recycler files but there is no explanation AND I've seen references to a recycler virus/malware issue but I think that was for Vista. I checked the dates on the files in the folder and it was during a time when I had a lot of system update issues and Microsoft update assistance was involved - I cannot remember all that I did but I wonder if some of the instructions given me by the M/S team created these files?1 person needs an answerI do too

There is no reason to keep files in the trash bin that I can think of...unless you just wanted to keep them there until you have learned that you indeed do not need them. If you've decided that those files are no longer needed, then you would need to empty the trash to free up that space on the hard disk. Depending on how long it has been since your last cleanup and defrag, you may need to run your defragmenter utility as well. To remove clutter from the disk, you can create for yourself a "One Click" cleanup (so-to-speak) batch file and save it to your desktop for use when you want to run your cleanup operation (which really should be done once a week or so). To do this: Please click start-->Run...and type or copy and paste the following in the Run box then press ENTER: cleanmgr /sageset:1 What you're doing here is setting up a cleaning profile for Disk Cleanup to use later on. When you type the above, a dialog box will appear with a list of junk file types that you can select for removal. You'll notice, you have more options to choose from here than you would if you were to just open up your cleanmgr from the "All Programs-->Accessories-->Tools" menu. Select which options you want to clean up by putting a check mark in each one but Do not put a check in the box for "Compress old files" - Click OK after making your choices. Now, copy the text below in Bold to a blank Notepad and save it to your Desktop as CleanUp.bat (Set File type to "all files"): @echo off cleanmgr /sageset:1 cleanmgr /sagerun:1 @exit Now, double click on the .bat file on your Desktop and click "OK". When the clean up completes, reboot your computer. If you wanted to create a batch file to run both the cleanup and defrag with one click (so-to-speak) , then you can either edit the one you already made, or create another one like this: @echo off cleanmgr /sageset:1 cleanmgr /sagerun:1 defrag c: @exit Save it the same way as you did above. You can save this .bat file and double click on it about once a week to run your automated clean up and defrag. Post back and let us know how the computer is now behaving and if you are still having any more issues. Thanks!