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How can I stop $RECYCLE.BIN from being created (or hide it) on network drives/folders?

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Mar 15, 20267782 views
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I have a Windows 7 desktop which has 3 drive mappings to CIFS shares on a FreeBSD home server. There are also special folders (Desktop, etc) stored on the CIFS shares. Each of these (including the special folders for some reason) has its own Recycle Bin settings, which I've configured such that the…

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desktop.ini

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Fix for: How can I stop $RECYCLE.BIN from being created (or hide it) on network drives/folders?

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In the smb.conf file you have the ability to hide files from directory listings. In the share you are concerned with add something like: which will hide the desktop.ini files and the $RECYCLE.BIN folder. http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-…

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