The waste bin has disappeared off desktop?

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#1

The waste bin has disappeared off desktop?

The waste bin has disappeared off the vista desktop?

Any ideas how to get it back?

Thanks

#2

Insufficient clues:
Why are you asking about vista here? Is the vista in some fashion related to some Linux set up somewhere?

#3

Off the vista desktop?

Don’t quite see the openSUSE relation yet, but please see this Microsoft Vista / hide / show icons page.

#4

My mistake I meant Suse 11.1 as detailed below.
It came with Vista - just one of those moments.

Sorry

#5

I seem to remember this happening to me once a few years ago. Can’t remember what the solution was but I worked around it by creating a symbolic link to /dev/null on my desktop.


cd ~/Desktop
ln -s /dev/null ./

Then I could just move files into that folder when needed. Of course this doesn’t provide the restore functionality that the normal trash does. :slight_smile:

#6

I thought - change back to KDE4 see the basket and hopefully changing back again to KDE3.5 would give me the trash basket again. BUT it did not boot up in KDE4 it just went to this TWM screen. I have started a new thread on this.

Thanks

#7

Well… in KDE4 solution is pretty simple. Try if it works for you on KDE3.5: Righ-click your desktop and open tab “add mini program”. There you simply select the waste bin to add to the desktop.

Let me know if I could help.
**
-TheMask-**

#8

Hi

Cant try at the moment - just got a blue screen in TWM - new thread started in the boot up area.

Thanks

#9

Right Click Desktop
-> Create New
-> Link to Application
-> URL = trash:/
-> Application Name = Wastebin
-> OK

seems to produce another waste bin here.

#10

Hi

Thanks I will keep and print off.

As stated above i am now in TWM mode awaiting advice.

New thread in

Install/Boot/Login

Tried to change to KDE4 from KDE3.5

Thanks

#11

:wink: How I did it:

Went to desktop, opened up wastebin properties, then made another one like it. For you, of course you have no wastebin, but you could always logon as root or as another user and take a look. When I install, I make my own logon, nigma, but also accept the standard ID, lxuser, which I keep available to look at for issues like this - but you could setup a new ID. HTH

#12

Hi

I was in TWM - found exit and logged into KDE 3

In KDE3 there is no ‘add mini program’ on the right hand click., folder, txt file, html file, link to location, link to appication, link to device

Thanks

#13

Hi

Yes I created another user and the trash is there.
noted details but cannot create one on my own desktop?

I think it may be root controlled?

So still not sorted

Thanks

#14

Well then - here´s the joker…
Try the following command:

su
<root password>
cp /root/Desktop/<name of wastebin> /home/<your username>/Desktop

With he command you just copy the wastebin file from root to your own desktop.
If you don´t want to work with the command, just switch the session to root and copy the wastebin to your own userdesktop manually.

If you have any further problems, I´ll be with you. :wink:
**
TheMask**

#15

Hi well tried it.
not worked unless me?

brian@linux-n2vd:~> su
Password:
linux-n2vd:/home/brian # cp /root/Desktop/trash/home/brian/Desktop
cp: missing destination file operand after /root/Desktop/trash/home/brian/Desktop' Try cp --help’ for more information.
linux-n2vd:/home/brian # cp /root/Desktop/trash/home/brian/Desktop

#16

Err…nope, buddy. :wink: You forgot a space. Consider the third line in your code like that:


linux-n2vd:/home/brian # cp /root/Desktop/trash/ home/brian/Desktop

TheMask.***

#17

brian@linux-n2vd:~> su
Password:
linux-n2vd:/home/brian # cp /root/Desktop/trash/ home/brian/Desktop
cp: cannot stat `/root/Desktop/trash/’: No such file or directory
linux-n2vd:/home/brian #

mm put the space in?

the trash on the other user is in KDE3 as well?

the trash has a URL which is trash:/ in the properties

Thanks

#18

Did you do this bit?

Right Click Desktop
-> Create New
-> Link to Application
-> URL = trash:/
-> Application Name = Wastebin
-> OK

Try it, and let us know how far you got.

#19

Err…nope, buddy. :wink: You forgot a space. Consider the third line in your code like that:


linux-n2vd:/home/brian # cp /root/Desktop/trash/ home/brian/Desktop

TheMask.***

#20

yes tried but no where to put the url and no properties - owned by root?