Recycle bin is not store deleted files. Deleted files are just disappearing.

I want to restore a deleted file, but when I went in the bin the bin was empty.  I have deleted many files and none of them are in the sandbox.  I checked the 'properties' and the trash is configured to accept files deleted with a specified maximum size and the "see the confirmation dialog" checked.

What happens here? I use Windows 7 pro.

I've never had a problem like this with Windows XP.

ID245,

What types of files you delete? Some destruction of bypass the trash as files stored on removable disks, network drives, deleted from the command prompt, files or compressed (zipped files).

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