Deleting files from USB stick - Dolphin wastebin configuration

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#1

Hello

I’m running Leap 42.2. When I’m deleting files on a USB stick, in Dolphin, they actually get moved to the hdd, in ~/.local/share/Trash/files/ .
Under suse 13.2 the files were moved to the USB stick’s own trash, callet .Trash-1000.

I would like to delete the files on the stick without moving them to the hdd. Is it possible to configure this for dolphin?

Thank you.

#2

With Dolphin open, left click on the “Control” drop-down menu and then on “Configure Dolphin”.
Left click on “Services”.
Scroll down the list and find “Delete”. Check its box.
Left click on the “Ok” button. This will close the configuration window.
Now, if you right click on anything in Dolphin, you will have a new entry: “Delete”. This will now bypass the trash bin, effectively erasing the file/folder forever.

#3

Thank you, kerijan.

I need another solution though, because I would like to keep the functionality of the wastebin/trash folder and use the Delete key on the keyboard.

#4

On Tue 28 Mar 2017 09:26:02 AM CDT, vasco polo wrote:

Hello

I’m running Leap 42.2. When I’m deleting files on a USB stick, in
Dolphin, they actually get moved to the hdd, in
~/.local/share/Trash/files/ .
Under suse 13.2 the files were moved to the USB stick’s own trash,
callet .Trash-1000.

I would like to delete the files on the stick without moving them to the
hdd. Is it possible to configure this for dolphin?

Thank you.

Hi
Not sure for Dolphin, but in Nautilus if you hold the shift key down
when deleting files they are not moved to the trash can but deleted…

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#5

Thanks Malcolm

I see it works in Dolphin too. I guess the solution is to use that for the files on the USB and keep the trash for the ones on the hdd.

Cheers

#6

Indeed. I can confirm in Dolphin, Shift-Delete is a permanent delete with no trash can, have done it that way for years.