[Bug 117613] Re: [kubuntu] Sometimes the Trash cannot be emtied

[ferd]

Similar to your symptoms, the "Empty trashcan" menu entry on the
trashcan is disabled although the icon shows the trashcan is not empty
when there are only files from hidden directories in it - I have not
checked but expect the same behaviour for hidden files (by hidden I mean
that the path to the deleted file contains at least one directory whose
name starts with a dot or the name of the file itself starts with a
dot). Curiously, and I assume you experience the same behaviour, the
trashcan icon changes from "empty" to non-"empty". I have experienced
this on and off for quite a while now (possibly back in feisty already -
I can't remember) not run any further tests but it seems that as soon as
a non-hidden file goes in the trashcan, I can actually empty it again.

I have not tried suspending my machine but rebooting it does not enable
emptying the trashcan.

Consequently, I think that the trashcan application uses a methods to a)
determine whether there are files in it that is different from b) that
enables the "Empty trashcan" feature in the trashcan menu.

Hope this helps.

F

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[kubuntu] Sometimes the Trash cannot be emtied
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