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Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
Generally, the idea is that if you want to actually delete something from your drive, then you empty the trash. that's what its for...
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
Come on now. The point of the Trash can is to give you an extra chance to recover files after throwing them out. It's entirely reasonable to want this safety net on the computer itself, but *not* to want these discarded files cluttering up space on a backup memory stick.
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
Yes, but is it the general idea that in order to delete something from a removable flash drive, you should have to delete all the files that are in the trash on that machine? What if you are (as often happens to me) using someone else's computer, and want to delete something from the flash drive? Do you delete everything in their trash? Do you move all their trashed files somewhere else, empty the trash, then move them back? Do you open a terminal window (this is what I do, but is more work than pressing "OK" if they don't have terminal handy)?
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
Great hint, I have run into this on other's machines and not wanted to delete 700megs+ they had in their trash can. Never know, they might want it.
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
You don't need this hint to force-empty the trash. Just type
sudo rm -rf .Trash
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
Duh? I can't see anywhere in this thread where anyone says anything about force-emptying the Trash - it's all about how to bypass the trash for a selected volume, such as a memory stick. Personally I absolutely second the view that Apple should provide a simple UI (such as a contextual memory choice) for selectively emptying the Trash for specific chosen drives only.
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
I know it's not exactly what you're after, but with Automator it's easy to create a contextual menu item that deletes only the selected items from the trash, leaving the others intact. It won't automatically keep a volume trashless but it does allow you to manually empty the trash for a specific volume only, by selecting only those files.
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
I'd be interested to know the details of creating this Automator flow for emptying Trash on selected volumes.. thanks.
Remove the functional .Trashes trash can from memory sticks
"by selecting only those files" |
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