diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index a6bb7b3..114147a 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 ## GENERAL
+	* on start up, should validate the import/storage/recycle bin paths exist and spit an error if they dont
+
     * issue where someone could call IP .../Imp/photos and SP .../Sto/photos and then static/photos is ambiguous:
         -- DONE: make path prefix by static/<ptype.name>/ so that files are in:  static/<ptype.name>/in_path.pp/dir.rel_path/  
         -- then deleting below would just path_prefix from static/storage to .pa_bin/storage, etc.
+			-- need to create the subdir if it does not exist in recycle_bin_path
         -- need to be able to view recycle bin (should be simple when we have path_types) &&& should able to consolidate the files_ip/files_sp/files_rb? route handling functions
         -- could also allow undelete per file / show content as another Files->View and more like storage (i.e. show folders)
     * storage_path viewing needs to be by folder / not a big grab bag of files (by default - DONE)
diff --git a/pa_job_manager.py b/pa_job_manager.py
index 272702e..3fc189e 100644
--- a/pa_job_manager.py
+++ b/pa_job_manager.py
@@ -281,10 +281,18 @@ def MessageToFE( job_id, alert, message ):
     session.commit()
     return msg.id
 
+def ProcessRecycleBinDir(parent_job):
+    settings = session.query(Settings).first()
+    if settings == None:
+        raise Exception("Cannot create file data with no settings / recycle bin path is missing")
+    paths = settings.recycle_bin_path.split("#")
+    ptype = session.query(PathType).filter(PathType.name=='Bin').first().id
+    JobsForPaths( parent_job, paths, ptype )
+
 def ProcessStorageDirs(parent_job):
     settings = session.query(Settings).first()
     if settings == None:
-        raise Exception("Cannot create file data with no settings / import path is missing")
+        raise Exception("Cannot create file data with no settings / storage path is missing")
     paths = settings.storage_path.split("#")
     ptype = session.query(PathType).filter(PathType.name=='Storage').first().id
     JobsForPaths( parent_job, paths, ptype )
@@ -469,6 +477,7 @@ def JobForceScan(job):
     session.query(File).delete()
     session.query(Entry).delete()
     session.commit()
+    ProcessRecycleBinDir(job)
     ProcessImportDirs(job)
     ProcessStorageDirs(job)
     FinishJob(job, "Completed (forced remove and recreation of all file data)")
@@ -536,6 +545,15 @@ def ResetExistsOnFS(job, path):
 # used when scanning and a file has been removed out from under PA, or
 # when we remove duplicates
 def RemoveFileFromDB(id):
+    print( "DDP: this should just switch the path link to the recycle bin and maybe udpate rel_path?")
+
+	# okay, so 'id' will have EntryDirLink -> PathDirLink needs a change, what about rel_path?
+
+    pdl = session.query(PathDirLink).join(Dir).join(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.entry_id==id).first()
+	print( pdl )
+
+	# think this needs to just switch pdl.path_id to bin???
+
     session.query(EntryDirLink).filter(EntryDirLink.entry_id==id).delete()
     session.query(File).filter(File.eid==id).delete()
     session.query(Entry).filter(Entry.id==id).delete()
@@ -936,6 +954,7 @@ def CheckForDups(job):
     FinishJob(job, f"Finished looking for duplicates")
     return
 
+# Actually moves the physical file from its current real directory to a subdir of the recycle bin path
 def RemoveFileFromFS( del_me ):
     try:
         settings = session.query(Settings).first()