Idea #1292: Trash Bin Configuration Menu

Written by PreviousN the 29 Feb 08 at 11:34. Category: System.
Related to: Nothing/Others. Status: New

Description

In this config menu we could have time to keep files before deletion, whether or not the trash has a limited size, or whether or not items to the trash are deleted immediately (what I most want).

I commonly want to delete a movie or recorded tv show after I watch it. The downside is that since the media is on another hard drive, trash actually copies the file to my .trash folder on my main system drive and then the file sits there until I tell it to empty.

Give me a trash bin configuration menu. When I want to delete a file, I shouldn't have to open a terminal to type "rm " something.

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Idea #8553: put a 'empty trash'-option in right-click-menu of mounted volumes (55 votes)

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Comments

cbrunet wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 12:30

Could also have the option to show Trash bin on desktop. (this is an option available in gconf-editor)

Jadd wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 13:25

Shift-delete rm a file without sending it to the trash.

picpak wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 14:26

Edit > Preferences > Behavior > Include a Delete command that bypasses Trash

PreviousN wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 14:38

I'm confused where you started with the Edit > preferences.

Where is the edit menu? Either way, it would still be better if this were all in a unified options menu.

skyhook19 wrote on the 29 Feb 08 at 14:49

There should be a way to config the trash for things like:

1) Delete items after a few days
2) Only use up so much space

Another is to have a unified trash bin for the trash bins on other partitions, so things deleted anywhere go to the same trash

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