trash can problem?

[acfusion29]

i'm having a strange issue (and i think i clicked a setting and can't find it)...

when i want to delete something, it deletes immediately, no matter how small the file is.

it doesn't stay in the trash can... how do i fix this

image attached.

 

[celticpride678]

Are you deleting the file from some type of external storage?

 

[Eidorian]

~/.Trash might have been deleted.

 

[rhett7660]

Are you deleting the file from some type of external storage?

I would also add, what is the external drive or server drive formatted in? NTFS maybe?

 

[Gregg2]

Try this

Finder > Preferences > i forget where
uncheck Empty Trash Securely

I'm not sure if that's your issue. Please let me know if it was checked and if unckecking it solved your problem.

 

[acfusion29]

i was deleting from my desktop..

Finder > Preferences > i forget where
uncheck Empty Trash Securely

I'm not sure if that's your issue. Please let me know if it was checked and if unckecking it solved your problem.

it was already unchecked.

 

[strausd]

Finder > Preferences > i forget where
uncheck Empty Trash Securely

I'm not sure if that's your issue. Please let me know if it was checked and if unckecking it solved your problem.

I believe that is under the "Advanced" part of finder preferences. And I think that is different from what the OP wants to do. I think that writes 0s over the data that was in the trash instead of giving the warning.

Try unchecking the checkbox under Finder > Preferences > Advanced that says "Show warning before emptying the Trash" and that should do it.

 

[celticpride678]

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Take a look at the thread below (should fix the issue):

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10284979

 

[Gregg2]

Try unchecking the checkbox under Finder > Preferences > Advanced that says "Show warning before emptying the Trash" and that should do it.

There you go! That's what I was thinking of. Thanks.

 

[acfusion29]

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Take a look at the thread below (should fix the issue):

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10284979

ya i deleted the trash can in terminal and did a restart.

funny thing is, once i restarted, i had a bunch of files in my trash can lol