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    HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

    My "Empty Trash Bin" option is not available, with trash in the can and in my Trash folder.

    PLEASE HELP!


    #2
    Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

    "rm -rf ~/.local/share/Trash/*" will empty it, and hopefully remove anything that could be interfering with the trash's normal operation (e.g. weird filenames).

    After you do that, see if the trash operates normally.
    For external use only.

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      #3
      Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

      I'm afraid that didn't do it. I even logged out & back in afterwards.

      anything else?

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        #4
        Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

        That happened to me on feisty. I rebooted into recoverymode and opened kde with startx at the promt. Now see if you can empty your trash on root and /home/yourusername/.local/share/Trash?
        HP Pavilion dv6 core i7 (Main)
        4 GB Ram
        Kubuntu 18.10

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          #5
          Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

          Just a wild guess, but are you right-clicking on the Trash icon instead of left-clicking?
          Windows no longer obstructs my view.
          Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
          "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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            #6
            Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can


            Fintan, I'm afraid that didn't do it either

            Snowhog, left, the option is greyed out... By the way, I believe the cat is both dead AND alive


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              #7
              Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

              I have no idea if this is the right way, but I had this problem regularly on Feisty. I opened the trashcan, selected everything in it and pressed Shift + delete. Everything was gone and after that the trashcan worked again, till after a few days same thing happened.
              But take care: I'm not an experienced linux user.

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                #8
                Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

                Originally posted by tom.s.2007
                By the way, I believe the cat is both dead AND alive
                Obviously, you've been drinking 'more beer!'
                Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                  #9
                  Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

                  Until you get a solution that fixes the problem 'permanently' you can try this:
                  Open Konqueror and type in the URL:
                  Code:
                  trash:/
                  This opens the Trash folder and you can delete contents from there. This works in Feisty, so I'd assume it would work in Gutsy as well.
                  Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                  Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                  "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                    #10
                    Re: HELP! "Empty Trash Bin" not available, with trash in can

                    Originally posted by tom.s.2007
                    By the way, I believe the cat is both dead AND alive
                    When I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun.

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