View Full Version : [ubuntu] [SOLVED] I can't clean the trash
pepeugomez
May 22nd, 2008, 09:34 PM
hello I got some files in my trash that doesn't want to go away.
I was so happy of been free of windows and now this.
can anyone help me with that?
juan:guitar:
aysiu
May 22nd, 2008, 09:37 PM
Paste this command into the terminal (http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/terminal):
sudo rm -r ~/.Trash/* It's very important that you paste this command in the terminal. Do not retype it manually.
sudo means "Whatever I run, run with administrative privileges"
rm means "Remove"
-r means "Recursively"
~/ means "/home/username"
.Trash/ means "anything inside the trash folder"
unutbu
May 22nd, 2008, 09:40 PM
aysiu, it's a little confusing -- your advice, which is correct -- contradicts your sig, which is under most circumstances also correct... lol:)
logos34
May 22nd, 2008, 09:45 PM
Paste this command into the terminal (http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/terminal):
sudo rm -r ~/.Trash/*
But if your running 8.04 hardy then the command would be:
sudo rm -r ~/.local/share/Trash/*
(they moved it, why I know not)
pepeugomez
May 22nd, 2008, 09:51 PM
Sorry it is me again
I do as you tell me to but the sistem answer me that he can't do it because the file or the directorie doesn't exist.
sistem is in spanish i don't know if it is important.
thanks.
juan:guitar:
pepeugomez
May 22nd, 2008, 09:58 PM
logos 34 you was right.
thank you very much.
I'm so happy of quitting windows as when i was a Mac user.
Thanks.
juan:guitar:
logos34
May 22nd, 2008, 10:04 PM
logos 34 you was right.
thank you very much.
I'm so happy of quitting windows as when i was a Mac user.
Thanks.
no prob. enjoy ubuntu
aysiu
May 22nd, 2008, 10:12 PM
Why did they move that? That's annoying. Good to know for the future, though.
erginemr
May 23rd, 2008, 11:28 PM
Why did they move that? That's annoying. Good to know for the future, though.
I hear you.
Not only that; they have also changed the way icon themes are loaded. This way, some icon themes in gnome-look.org that could be installed before without a hitch, can only be installed partly now.
Rekiem
February 11th, 2009, 04:15 PM
That's awful I spent like 30 mins looking for my ~/.Trash directory is unfair!!
Anyway, thanks for the note!
Let's keep linuxing =)
Regards!
Mike
nasir8891
April 4th, 2009, 09:13 PM
sudo rm -r ~/.local/share/Trash/ *
thanks . the command is working properly for ubuntu 8.04 :p
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