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10.5: Put a file in the trash while the trash is emptying
Authored by: geoffliang on Jan 12, '09 07:37:55AM

will this be risky?



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What risk?
Authored by: SeanAhern on Jan 12, '09 07:45:15AM

Why? Afraid what you're dragging might be deleted?

Seriously, I would think the worst risk would be that item NOT being deleted. In which case, you just empty the trash again.



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What risk?
Authored by: mark hunte on Jan 12, '09 08:51:54AM

I thought the same thing as geoffliang, when I first read this.

As in "The Left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing".

In this case the file system entries ( nodes , or what ever ) being incorrect?
With everything looking ok, But at some point biting me in the A...



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10.5: Put a file in the trash while the trash is emptying
Authored by: barefootguru on Jan 12, '09 10:43:36AM

Put it this way: Apple has specifically disallowed adding files to the trash while it's being emptied. What's the wisest course to follow: go with Apple's intentions or find a workaround?



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