Questions tagged [trash]
The Trash/Wastebasket/Rubbish Bin is a place for files that have been removed from their original folder, but are still available to easily restore if the user made a mistake or changes their mind.
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Why do I only Have the Option to Delete Files Permanently?
I have noticed that when interacting with files on other drives, I only have the option to delete files permanently, and I don't have the option to send them to the trash instead. This creates a ...
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"Empy Trash" opens Nautilus (Files) window
When trying to empty the Trash (right-clicking on the Trash icon in the launcher and then selecting "Empty Trash"), a new window of Nautilus opens (working directory ~).
Is this a bug? Are there any ...
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Enable Trash usage on external NTFS partition
So I am dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04 with a separate ntfs partition for my music and general data. I noticed that when deleting something from this shared partition, Ubuntu tells me that ...
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Cannot find Trash folder in Ubuntu 18.04
I have already asked here but nobody was able to respond or provide any answers.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/506687/cannot-find-trash-folder-ubuntu-18-04
I am running a preinstalled ...
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Deleted folder comes back
I am on ubuntu 18.04.
I have a folder (self-created project for website), that is locked.
Only root has access to create and delete.
I did following on folder:
sudo chmod 777 on folder to release ...
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Krusader & Xfce - Wastebin is full
I've just installed Krusader and have annoying problem. Whenever I try to delete a file (move to trash) I've got a message:
The wastebin has reached its maximum size!
Cleanup the wastebin ...
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Is using snap and using "move to trash" mutually exclusive when using home directories on alternative partitions
I slowly started to accept that Ubuntu is forcing its users to use snap instead of apt (which I've used for 20+ years and like). Having been around for a few years, I'm offloading my home directories ...
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Trash Bin icons missing. How to get them back?
In Ubuntu 18.04, when my Trash Folder is empty, Nautilus shows this:
The default Trash bin icon seems to have disappeared. Not only that, but the Trash bin icon in the shortcut menu on the left of ...
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Files not answering when trying to restore a file from Recycle Bin
I'm trying to restore a file which I had previously deleted on Ubuntu 19.04. When I click Restore File in the recycle bin, Files does not respond.
Here's the issue:
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Can I double the Trash on Desktop?
I have a pretty weird question. Can I double my Trash Icon?
I need to double it because I have a laptop, and plan on getting a second monitor, so I need a trash icon there.
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How to ask for password for emptying the trash?
Is there any way I can enforce the system to ask for the password (or elevated privileges) in order to definitively clean the bin?
(It's just kinda "dude are you really sure you want to permanently ...
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unable to delete .Trash on external drive (Ubuntu 16.04)
I am unable to remove my files from .Trash/ folder on my external hard drive.
The file system is NTFS. Files are not in use by any process, therefore might not be locked.
Empty Trash menu entry on ...
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Trash is empty, but the trash bin icon looks like there is something in it
My trash is empty, but the trash bin icon has some screwed up paper in it, as if there is something there.
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Unable to open Trash folder in Ubuntu 14.04
I'm having trouble opening my Trash folder in Ubuntu and unable to open and view my deleted files as per normal.
It shows up as:
This location could not be displayed.
Sorry, could not display all ...
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Disable or change keyboard shortcut for trash
I have recently installed Ubuntu 16 and I want to disable or change the shortcut which opens the Trash, which is Ctrl+T. I already looked in keyboard shortcuts and I couldn't locate this shortcut. I ...
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Trash extremely slow ubuntu 16.04 when used for big files
I am re writing the question to avoid confusion...
On Ubuntu 16.04 I had to delete about 6500 files. 50% were RAW images and 50% were associated .XML files. Totalling 72GB. I am using Samsung Evo SSD ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 Mouse Jumps to trash icon all the time.
When using the track pad on my Dell laptop the mouse always seems to jump to the trash icon in the left corner of the screen. I have also had the same experience when using 16.10. What is going on?
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Can't Open Trash In Lubuntu (PCManFM)
There is no Trash available in Places (The left side shortcuts in PCManFM) and if I try to go to trash:/// it says Operation not supported
I am running Lubuntu Desktop 16.04 on my server and my ...
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Cant move files to trash
somehow I cannot move files to trash. The strange thing is, that it works on the desktop-folder, but in other folders it doesn't. What a tried is a
sudo chown -R wegsehen /home/wegsehen/*
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Is there a Trash explorer to explore and restore .Trash-$uid contents?
I work with external storage and mounts a lot, and I often end up with a .Trash directory somewhere, whose contents are not shown in the File Manager trash bin, even though .Trash/files contains a lot ...
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Ubuntu no longer asks if I want to delete .trash-1000 upon removal of removal media
Upon removing any removable media, Ubuntu doesn't ask if I want to remove the trash folder to free up space. It used to show a dialogue which prompted me to delete the folder. How can I get this ...
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rm -rf returning "rm: cannot remove 'PATH': Directory not empty"
I'm trying to delete a folder on an NTFS drive mounted to /media/soup/ntfs_d/ but it's resulting in a some strange behavior.
For context, a while ago I deleted some files via Dolphin which apparently ...
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How to disable "Do you want to empty the trash before you unmount?" prompt in Nautilus
I have external USB disks formatted as NTFS, EXT4, etc. Recently Nautilus started asking me the following when I try to unmount the disk using Nautilus:
I do know that the Trash is kept on the ...
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How to enable or force files sent to “trash folder” when user deletes any files over FTP client (ubunut18.04 server OS)
We have linux server with OS as "Ubuntu 18.04 Server", we use bitvise ssh client or other ftp client to access our server.
So deleted files should be send to "trash folder" when ...
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Ubuntu mate 20.04 I am unable to delete the Trash files. I have tried sudo rm -rf ~/.local/share/Trash etc but the files remain
As in the title I have used the file manager with admin permissions and cannot delete files using shift delete. I have tried all the suggestions on Ask Ubuntu without success. help
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Trash Bin does not work properly
If I show the trash icon in the desktop, there will be nothing on the desktop. In addition, if I right-click the trash bin on the dock, there is no option to empty it. I am running Ubuntu 20.10.
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Recycle Bin in Kubuntu
good to everyone. Happy New Year.
I have a few months in the linux world and Xubuntu 20.04 and later Xubuntu 20.04.1 are my default operating systems on my Acer mini laptop.
I have another PC to which ...
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Deleted files don't appear in trash bin of mounted / external drives
I am using Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS. Apart from my home folder, I am using two extra physical hard-drives (/mnt/WORK and /mnt/SAVE).
Now, whenever I delete files on these drives by hitting "del&...
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Restoring files from trash in Space File Manager
I'm using Space File Manager in my Ubuntu 18.04 as a substitute for Nautilus File Manager. But SpaceFM doesn't have an option to move deleted files to trash. Instead it deletes them permanently. I ...
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Edit "Places" in main menu, Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome Classic
When I left-click on the "Main Menu" icon on my control panel (if that's what we call it) it pulls up a menu with sub-menus for "System Tools" etc. but also one called "Places&...
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Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS desktop doesn't show trash icon
I use Ubuntu Studio 20.04 LTS.
Since 19.10, I cannot see the trash icon on the desktop.
Is there a way to recover this icon?
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Duplicate files in Trash after upgrade to Xubuntu 20.04
After upgrading Xubuntu 19.10 to Xubuntu 20.04, every time I move a file to Trash (through Thunar), two copies of that file appear in Trash. When I choose to empty the Trash, I get the message "Could ...
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Setting up to use FAT32 USBs
Completely new to Ubuntu.
18.04.4 LTS is installed.
I used a FAT32 USB to add files from my old computer.
The USB now has a (hidden until Ctrl-H) folder called '.Trash-1000' which I cannot delete.
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"Delete Permanently" instead of "Move to Trash" in '/var/www/html' Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
After successful installation of LAMP from this link, everything works fine but when I tried to delete some files, it shows me Delete Permanently option instead of Move to Trash.
If I put the same ...
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Drag to custom trash
So, I made this custom trash can. I want to be able to drag-and-drop files to put them in the trash folder. This is my desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Trash
Comment=Trash
Icon=...
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Trash can icon disappeared after Studio 19.10 upgrade from 19.04
I use Ubuntu Studio 19.10, upgraded from 19.04 and 18.04.3.
It works well, but the TRASH CAN icon is gone from my desktop. The TRASH app works, but there is no visible icon, which complicates file ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 crashes when sending files/directories from Dekstop to Trash
I'm new with Ubuntu (and Linux in general), and I have noticed something that was really bothering me, which is the fact that when I try to move files from my Desktop to the Trash, my OS either ...
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The correct empty/full icon for Trash
I use the MacBuntu-OS icon package in my theme, but after recently rectifying a Trash root-permissions issue (not allowing me to delete, etc.) and rectifying a silly mistake I made by changing the ...
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Trash Bin shows files that aren't there
Friends:
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. My trash bin has numerous files, folders, .jpgs, .mpgs, etc., many of which I don't recognize as ever having used. I tried the normal "Empty Trash" method, that ...
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How to remove the .Trash-1000 folder from a Samba network volume
This is a follow up on the question Prevent Nautilus / Nemo from creating .Trash-1000 folder in mounted devices. In essence, the creation of this folder is hard-coded in these programmes and can not ...
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I deleted my Trash file/folder
I need help... I had an extension that wouldn't uninstall - so I moved its file to trash. However, once the file was sent to trash; the trash couldn't be emptied... I read that If I deleted my trash ...
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Can't move(restore) or delete folder in trash
Right now there is a folder called 'Pasta sem nome' (which translates to untitled folder) in trash.
When I try to delete it or move it I get a message saying I don't have enough permissions.
The ...
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I can't open Trash and mounted volumes with desktop icons on Gnome after installing Unity
Please, nothing happen now when I double click on these icons on Gnome desktop after installing Unity. How can I restore this ? Thanks in advance.
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Trash applet doesn't show trash from a cifs mount in ubuntu 18.04 why?
Trash applet doesn't show trash from a cifs mount
it creates the folder .Trash-1000, the files moved to trash are there but not showed at Trash applet, this happen only ubuntu 18.04, at ubuntu 17.10....
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How Unity launcher trashbin icon works?
Unity launcher panel trashbin icon can be updated (full icon to empty icon) when emptying to trash bin. The trash bin icon is refreshed althought application is running.
How to programming this kind ...
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Hide trash icon in Nautilus (not on desktop)
By default, Nautilus show the icon of the trash, in the side panel. I wish to keep the function of the trash but hide the icon in Nautilus in the side panel. I'm not talk about to hide the trash icon ...
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ubuntu dropped my files to trash and don't restore
Ubuntu 14.04
Samsung SSD
I had a small amount of free space on PC.
I worked and saw, that my tools had strange behaviour, so I restarted tool.
But then I saw that the system also had strange ...
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How to freeup space in external hardrive
I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Linux Mint 18 and Elementary OS all on external hard drive (all OSs are installed on different partitions). I was using Linux Mint to recover some data from SD card ...
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Ubuntu xenial File Manager trash not working
I am on a fresh ubuntu xenial installation.
I can't make the trash directory working, no matter what file manager I use.
I've tried with nautilus, thunar, pcmanfm (my current file manager): nothing.
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Why can't I delete an item(in this case a java tar.gz) file of usb live boot for Xubuntu 12.10?
I am booting Xubuntu 12.10 off a live usb and cannot delete a tar.gz file, every time i try to delete the file it says it cannot find or create the trash directory :( is there anyway to fix this so i ...
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