Similar to your symptoms, the "Empty trashcan" menu entry on the trashcan is disabled although the icon shows the trashcan is not empty when there are only files from hidden directories in it - I have not checked but expect the same behaviour for hidden files (by hidden I mean that the path to the deleted file contains at least one directory whose name starts with a dot or the name of the file itself starts with a dot). Curiously, and I assume you experience the same behaviour, the trashcan icon changes from "empty" to non-"empty". I have experienced this on and off for quite a while now (possibly back in feisty already - I can't remember) not run any further tests but it seems that as soon as a non-hidden file goes in the trashcan, I can actually empty it again.
I have not tried suspending my machine but rebooting it does not enable emptying the trashcan. Consequently, I think that the trashcan application uses a methods to a) determine whether there are files in it that is different from b) that enables the "Empty trashcan" feature in the trashcan menu. Hope this helps. F -- [kubuntu] Sometimes the Trash cannot be emtied https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/117613 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
