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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 does ~/.local/share/Trash still use lots of space even after emptying the Trash?

I delete files via Nautilus. I then empty the Trash. It shows as empty. However, ~/.local/share/Trash contains 1.5G of stuff. I have a small SSD and so this is highly annoying. Here's what ~/.local/share/Trash shows…
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How to turn off trash?

I don't believe in Trash Bin and when I delete something I want it to be gone forever, how to turn off the Trash? P.S. When I delete files from the console do they also go to Trash?
UAdapter
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Delete files from trash after x days

Is there any way to configure Ubuntu to permanently delete files from trash after a certain amount of time? I don't get why that's not the default behavior in any major OS. I don't want to think about administrating my trash, but I don't want to…
Thomas Jensen
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How do I restore the Trash icon on the desktop?

I accidentally removed the trash icon from the desktop, is there a way to put it back?
Rob
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How to restrict users on deleting files from trash folder?

I want to restrict my users on deleting files from trash. Also i dont want my users to delete files bypassing trash. Is there any way to do this?
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Error deleting file: Unable to find or create wastebasket directory (Ubuntu 15.04)

When I try and move something to the trash like so: gvfs-trash filename I get the error Error deleting file: Unable to find or create wastebasket directory Deleting files with Nautilus comes up with a similar error. How can I fix this?
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Can't find my trashcan?

I have tried to find my trashcan in order to free some space on the disc. I have tried the suggested commands How can I empty the trash using terminal? but it seems like I don't have any local folder. I have tried to list all hidden folders aswell,…
Lars Ljungberg
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I can not recover files from trash

I accidentally deleted some large files (10gb which is associated with Truecrypt) but I didnt empty the trash. It is inside the trash, when I run BleachBit I see them but I can't recover those files from the trash. Trash looks empty, 'Restore…
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Why is .Trash-0 using up so much space?

I want to know why it is using so much space and why what is there is hidden?
Uri Herrera
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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 the contents of “trash:///”: Operation not…
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Can I retrieve files from trash after it has been emptied?

Is it possible to find files that have been deleted and the trash is empty? My desktop was cleaned out and I am not sure why, but it had some files I would like to recover.
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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/* But nothing changed.
Paul Woitaschek
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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 functionality back?
J Sket
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Empty trash hangs

I deleted several thousands of large files at once with total volume of 500Gb. They ended up in a trash bin (I thought I was using shift-delete, but apparently it was just moved to recycling bin. When I choose "empty recycling bin" it freezes.…
Stepan
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spaceFM: Why do deleted files not get sent to the trash bin?

How do I convince spaceFM to send files to the trash bin when I hit DELETE? Right now the files are immediately lost no matter if I use DEL or SHIFT+DEL.
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