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disappearing trash can

At some point after I installed 6.0, I accidentally deleted the trash can icon on the desktop.

I has since been replaced, somehow, in my home desktop folder, but isn't visible on the desktop itself, so if I want to restore anything I've sent to trash, or delete the contents, I have to open up the desktop folder.

Not one of the bigger problems people have, but it would be nice to see the icon again on the desktop.

Any suggestions?

Re: disappearing trash can

canam101 wrote:
At some point after I installed 6.0, I accidentally deleted the trash can icon on the desktop.

Any suggestions?
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6.0, any version, don't have the trash can on the desktop. You can add it as an Applet to your Panel as I have been doing.

Thanks, that worked nicely.

Thanks, that worked nicely. Obviously I was mis-remembering about the accidental delete. Probably something else and not seeing the trashcan made me think it was that.

Can I get the trash can to

Can I get the trash can to be on the desktop?

Try to add a new "link to

Try to add a new "link to location" and use
trash:/ for the URL, then you can change the icon.

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thx will do that

thx will do that

Another way, create a

Another way, create a trash.desktop file and edit with a text editor, add this:

[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Contains removed files
EmptyIcon=trashcan_empty
Encoding=UTF-8
Icon=trashcan_full
Name=Trash
Type=Link
URL=trash:/

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Trash Can on Desktop

The Trash Can is now back on the desktop by default in 6.0 Beta 2.

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