UPDATE: 1) The symlink can be created on the desktop as well (as long as it sits directly/really in the same partition as user home and not in another partition) 2) The symlink doesn't have to be pointing to a directory in the root of the other partition (on the internal HDD), it can be any directory or subdirectory in that partition; files in that target directory cannot be moved to trash while any of its subdirectories and/or subdirectory contents can...
I hope all this helps, otherwise I will be available this whole afternoon and evening (GMT+3) to further help reproduce it ( in realtime ;-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1638245 Title: Files in the root of a folder on another partition symlinked to user's home cannot be moved to trash because of a patch in this package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/1638245/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs