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when i delete files from thunar i dont get the disk space back, so theyre not deleting, and i have no visible trash can or anything to actually empty....can someone help me figure this out?
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just tried using shift+delete and that worked. BUT i still have about 5 gigs of files that i deleted that are still somewhere on my drive. if someone can tell me where they are sent do when i "delete" them, then i can get rid of them that way.
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Files that are deleted without pressing Shift+Delete end up in $HOME/.local/share/Trash/files . You should be able to empty out that folder normally.
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how do i get into that directory? i cant find it...i feel like im pulling a full retard here.
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You first open up your home folder in Thunar (by clicking the Home entry in the sidebar, the variable $HOME is just a representation of your user's home, when I typed that out). If you have the crumb navigation enabled (where there isn't a textbox entry for the location), you'll need to press Ctrl+H to take a look at the hidden folders in your home folder. You should see a folder named ".local". Open that folder and you should see a folder called share. After opening the share folder inside .local, you should see a folder labeled Trash. Open that folder and you should see a folder named files.
If you don't have the crumbs enabled, simply type this into the skinny textbox that shows your location:
~/.local/share/Trash/
Either way, you'll see the folder I mentioned before.
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Thank you very much!!
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I'm not sure how easy it is to find by searching on the forum/wiki, but there has been several threads about Thunar since the update to Xfce 4.8. You need to install gvfs (which was mentionned when you installed/upgraded Thunar) to get the trashcan icon.
Last edited by stqn (2011-04-02 23:09:39)
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