Recycle Bin?

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Recycle Bin?

Post by plowran »

Hi Guys.
Just wondering how to get the recycle bin on my desktop.
Thanks
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Husse

Post by Husse »

Simpler than you think :)
Menu>mintDesktop
and tick the right alternative
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Post by plowran »

Im lost my man,
I dont see that anywhere
Husse

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?
Which version do you use - this is for gnome - don't know if it's different in the other versions
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Post by plowran »

Cassandra KDE Community Edition
Is the version im using, I finally got my damn iPod working last night so i think the menu icon and the recycle bin are the only 2 things left that are bugging me
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Post by plowran »

Hey Husse
I got it on the desktop now I just cant get the icon to change when its full or not....
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Post by red-e-made »

plowran wrote:Hey Husse
I got it on the desktop now I just cant get the icon to change when its full or not....
I'm genuinely curious to know - and others can feel welcome to offer their own opinions - what the advantages of using Trash are, as opposed to just straight-up deleting something?

Before you answer, keep in mind that I'm aware it can be used as a temporary back-up folder - copy it, paste into Trash, *then* delete the original, and if it screws things up, you can always restore the copied item in the Trash.

However, you can also simply back-up said files onto flash drives, or even into separate folders on your machine, rather than use Trash. Why let it be an unnecessary lay-over area for items moving from your machine into the great abyss? How can your Trash ever "get full"?

Seriously, just curious here.
Husse

Post by Husse »

The benefit of trash - and a great one - is that if you delete a file by mistake it's there
I empty my trash before it's too crowded and I consider if any file should not have been deleted
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Post by deadguy »

you can right click on your panel, select add applet to panel and
choose trash to put the trash icon on your panel in Cassandra kde.

(good spot for it I thought)
Husse

Post by Husse »

@ Tzi
Examine the icon - it's probably just a link but if it's the disk itself.....
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