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A Person Who Dislikes Windows
Asked: 2019-05-09 09:35:38 +0800 CST

Is it possible to delete the trash folder?

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"Chuck Norris can delete the Recycling Bin."

I found this Chuck Norris joke, and, being a Linux user (admit it, we are all convinced that Linux users can, in theory, do anything on their computer) immediately wondered if this is possible. I found an article on deleting the recycle bin in Windows (even though the system will recreate it), which for me simply confirms that it must be possible in Linux as well ;D. Please note that I have no practical use for this, I'm just wondering if it's possible. Also note that there is a big distinction here: I am NOT asking how to empty the trash, I'm asking how to delete the location that trashed files go to.

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1 Answers

  1. Install Gnome Tweaks from the Ubuntu Software Center and navigate to Desktop and set Wastebasket to OFF.

    This hides the icon from the desktop but doesn't delete the location where trashed files are sent to [~/.local/share/Trash] which will automatically be regenerated by the system if not present.

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    So, a workaround to avoid deleted files even reaching there is to simply use ShiftDelete when deleting files.

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