Oct 15, '01 11:44:59PM • Contributed by: theharvestman
cd ~/Library/Preferences/to change to your preferences directory (the ~ is a shortcut for "/Users/your_username"). Then type:
sudo pico com.apple.finder.plistand enter your root password. Scroll down and look for a line about 1/4 of the way down that reads "Finder Has.Trash". Simply change the tag below it from false to true, relaunch the Finder, and presto! A desktop trashcan!
