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Old 08-25-2015, 06:26 AM   #1
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Xfce/Thunar trash disappeared


I just opened thunar one day, deleted a file and it told me the file will be deleted permanently, and I noticed the trash is no longer in the side panel.

I'm pretty new to linux so I have no idea how to fix this. Please help, thanks!
 
Old 08-26-2015, 05:02 PM   #2
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something else must have happened between when you had a trash can and now.
update? upgrade?

btw, are you using slackware? as a self-confessed newbie?
 
Old 08-26-2015, 06:50 PM   #3
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as i remember thunar needs gvfs to be installed and runing for stuff like trash make sure its up and runnig and maybe reinstall it?
 
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@Keith: i tend to agree. it could also be permissions related (keyrings and such). but trying to guess op's problem this way before they even provide any useful info - well it's a game i'm not playing.

and, please correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't slackware the wrong distro for someone saying "I'm pretty new to linux so I have no idea how to fix this"?
 
Old 08-27-2015, 04:21 AM   #5
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the trash is no longer in the side panel
take a look here: Google search results
 
Old 08-27-2015, 04:57 AM   #6
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@Keith: i tend to agree. it could also be permissions related (keyrings and such). but trying to guess op's problem this way before they even provide any useful info - well it's a game i'm not playing.

and, please correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't slackware the wrong distro for someone saying "I'm pretty new to linux so I have no idea how to fix this"?
Agreed!
 
Old 08-27-2015, 05:08 AM   #7
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Thank you Keith for the input. I did fix it before by removing gvfs and thunar and reinstalling them in that order, but the problem keeps happening. I think I'll mark it as solved anyway. I'm sure i'll figure it out eventually and it's not a huge problem.

I chose slackware because it was recommended to me. I wanted to get linux and not a Windows clone. Also i'm a newb not a n00b so give me a break.

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