What is the guid string that represents the file path?

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I see the file in my trash bin has the path as:

C:\Recycle bin\{3x-for-example-guid-4x}\file.txt

I would like to know how to get the real path, the one before it is transfered to the trashbin.

@Sesame: don't put salutations or thank yous in your questions. See [here](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2950/should-hi-thanks-taglines-and-salutations-be-removed-from-posts). — Mat, Sep 04 '11 at 13:41
You might want to alter your question title. In it you make the assumption that the GUID has anything to do with the original path of the deleted file. — Christian.K, Sep 04 '11 at 13:42

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 04 '11 at 13:41

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Raymond Chen has recently blogged about this here. The article uses COM and C++ to query information about an object in the recycle bin, including the original path - which I assume is what you mean by "real path".

answered Sep 04 '11 at 13:41

Christian.K

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Thanks, Christian K, I visited his site before and didn't pay attention he added it in there so fast.=) – Sesama Sesame Sep 04 '11 at 13:55

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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See the answer in this post for how to read out the path. Also see How to restore files from recycle bin

The original link refers to a C++ article: How to programmatically use the Recycle Bin

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answered Sep 04 '11 at 13:43

Claus Jørgensen

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What is the guid string that represents the file path?

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