I have not been able to locate the setting for this,I am using 11.2 ,Yes I can do it with “rm” at the CLI, But that is not the point.
I should try to clarify this , I have a couple of DVD images I would like to delete, after emptying the trash can, and attempting to put a DVD image in there, I get this message “The trash has reached its maximum size! Cleanup the trash manualy”
This works fine on smaller files.
This can not be a good thing for new users who would not expect to need a command line for something as simple as this.Is this normal behavior or is it an issue with my setup?
And I still can’t locate that setting!
But at least “rm” works !
Open Dolphin and click on ‘settings’ in the tool bar and then ‘Configure Dolphin’ from the drop down. From the items on the left, select general, then click the ‘context menu’ tab.
There, you can enable the delete function.
dvhenry wrote:
> I should try to clarify this , I have a couple of DVD images I would
> like to delete, after emptying the trash can, and attempting to put a
> DVD image in there, I get this message “The trash has reached its
> maximum size! Cleanup the trash manualy” This works fine on smaller
> files.
i think “clean the trash manually” means to right click on the trash
icon and select “Empty trash bin” and i think new guys can handle that
(and not need rm)…
but, perhaps the dvd image is larger than the trashcan can hold?
maybe you should have devoted more space to /home (or wherever the
trash lives on your system)
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palladium
i think “clean the trash manually” means to right click on the trash
icon and select “Empty trash bin” and i think new guys can handle that
(and not need rm)
That is of course what is meant.
There is no lack of space in the partition ,or are you suggesting I should simply hang on to these .iso’s because they are larger than the “trash can” holds ,Is this the only option for someone who does not know how to use"rm".???
Open Dolphin and click on ‘settings’ in the tool bar and then ‘Configure Dolphin’ from the drop down. From the items on the left, select general, then click the ‘context menu’ tab.
There, you can enable the delete function.
Thanks! I searched for some time and could not find that…
dvhenry wrote:
> are you suggesting I should simply hang on to these .iso’s because
> they are larger than the “trash can” holds
do you have a trash can smaller than the size of a DVD iso?
why would you make that decision that and THEN be angry at the
system for not allowing you to do what you cannot do, because of
your decision?
see? no, i’m not suggesting you hang on to them, i’m suggesting you
allocate the space you need to do the things you want to do!
it’s like you buy a car with 10 gallon fuel tank…and, then complain
because you can’t put 20 gallons of fuel into it!
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palladium
The .iso,s were 4.1 and 4.2 GB the reported remaining space was 4.8GB, I tempted to place one at a time in the trash.Yes the sizes are close but that should be enough leeway.
There’s also the ‘Shift-Delete’ option, which bypasses the trash can.
why would you make that decision that and THEN be angry at the
system for not allowing you to do what you cannot do, because of
your decision?
I am not angry at the system but trying to figure out what happened and why.
There’s also the ‘Shift-Delete’ option, which bypasses the trash can.
Thanks, I will give that a try!
dvhenry wrote:
> Yes the sizes are close but that should be enough leeway.
should be, but evidently it is not…
have you looked inside to see if something is “stuck” and not being
deleted when you right click?
such has been the case before…
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palladium
have you looked inside to see if something is “stuck” and not being
deleted when you right click?
Nothing when checking from the gui,I am not sure where this "trash"is located on the file system (I usually do a proper delete).
dvhenry wrote:
> I am not sure where this "trash"is located on the file system (I
> usually do a proper delete).
sorry, i don’t know where yours is, mine seems to be in
/home/[me]/.local/share/Trash
but, it may be different on yours (unless you are using KDE3)…
i’m guessing the size of your trash is limited because your /home
is nearly full and it can’t expand enough to allow an iso to be dumped
in…
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palladium
Small hard disk (80GB with 3 OSes) as such for openSUSE is on one partition and swap is used by the running OS.However I tend to keep an eye on remaining space.
Hello dvhenry,
If I’m getting this right there’s enough space in your home partition.
But you can’t delete a file of 4.1 GB.
The trashcan in KDE has a limit of 10% of your home partition.
To change this add a trash widget.
Right-click and expand the limit or disable it.
Good luck!
/home/[me]/.local/share/Trash
yep, its there and also empty.
The trashcan in KDE has a limit of 10% of your home partition.
To change this add a trash widget.
Right-click and expand the limit or disable it.
Thanks, I will certainly look into that!
If I’m getting this right there’s enough space in your home partition.
But you can’t delete a file of 4.1 GB.
Yes! you have got it right!
sorry for the late reply,
Thanks to all who replied.
Edward_lii, Your reply answerd the question that puzzled me the most!
Again thanks to all!