Hi, On Sat, 31 Aug 2013 15:43:13 +0200 [email protected] wrote: > As pointed out in a Whisperback report, there is currently no way of > emptying the trash stored in the persistent volume without interacting > with hidden files. I think that's an important usability issue. > I confirm this issue and filed it as https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/6254
> When deleting a file from the Persistent folder it goes into a folder > named `.Trash-1000` in the same Persistent folder. > > Doing right-click on the Trash icon on the desktop, and choosing > "Empty Trash" does not remove those files. Restarting Tails does not > remove those files either. You have to know where those files are and > navigate to that hidden folder in order to free space on your USB > stick. > > Without talking about the implementation details, what we could do is: > > - Keep this trash on the USB stick, and have it persistent. But still > have it taken into account when doing "Empty Trash". That's what I would expect. That's in trash-spec[1] and is supposed to be GNOME defaults behaviour on removable devices. > - Move files out of the persistent volume into the main trash when > doing "Move to trash" on the Persistent folder. So that trash won't be > persistent and will be merged with the main trash. The files are > removed whenever Tails is shut down. Why not, but it's not what I would expect. That's also supported by Freedesktop "Trash Can" specification[1]. > - Automatically empty the trash of the Persistent folder when shutting > down; right before unmounting the persistence volume. I understand > that this will not work when doing an emergency shutdown. > I don't think this idea is as user friendly as the others are. I'm up to have a look at this but I don't promise any deadline for now. It someone feels like doing it, don't hesitate! [1]. http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/trash-spec/ Cheers _______________________________________________ tails-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev
