Deleting files in thunar isnt actually removing them

petertosh · 2011-04-02 03:32:27

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?

petertosh · 2011-04-02 03:39:45

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.

Cheers.

ShadowKyogre · 2011-04-02 03:48:35

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.

petertosh · 2011-04-02 03:57:09

how do i get into that directory? i cant find it...i feel like im pulling a full retard here.

ShadowKyogre · 2011-04-02 04:20:30

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.

petertosh · 2011-04-02 04:25:29

Thank you very much!!

stqn · 2011-04-02 23:09:25

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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#1 2011-04-02 03:32:27

Deleting files in thunar isnt actually removing them

#2 2011-04-02 03:39:45

Re: Deleting files in thunar isnt actually removing them

#3 2011-04-02 03:48:35

Re: Deleting files in thunar isnt actually removing them

#4 2011-04-02 03:57:09

Re: Deleting files in thunar isnt actually removing them

#5 2011-04-02 04:20:30

Re: Deleting files in thunar isnt actually removing them

#6 2011-04-02 04:25:29

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#7 2011-04-02 23:09:25

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