Ever tried to delete more than 1000 files in a single batch in Windows 7? Never try it or you'll not be able to recover them because Windows 7 will not put them in Recycle Bin. It'll delete them permanently.
Actually its a bug in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2. Deleting 1000+ files deletes them permanently and don't put them in Recycle Bin. Microsoft has confirmed this bug and has released updates to fix the issue.
You can download the fix using following links:
Download Link (Windows 7)
Download Link (Windows 7 64-bit)
Download Link (Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit)
Download Link (Windows Server 2008 R2 IA-64)
This article was posted by VG in following section: Troubleshooting, Windows 7.
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Danny Roy Jenuil
Microsoft really in a rush developing Windows 7! If not, why it is quite buggy!
wildgoosespeeder
I tried deleting 1000+ files and it was gone forever. Good thing I had a back-up.
wildgoosespeeder
If you use Windows Update regularly, you should be fine. It's included in the list of updates.
Vishal Shah
They weren't in a rush developing Windows 7. Besides at maximum i have only seen around maybe 20-30 bugs which should be fixed in Windows 7 SP1. If not then sp2 for sure. and most of these bugs are minor not something that screws up the whole os like in mac os 10.6 snow leopard there was this guest account bug that when you turn it off or on i think it will delete all your data on the admin. now thats SERIOUS
Dementor
I haven't even noticed this - I always delete my files with Shift-Del and never use Recycle Bin :)