Trash on desktop - 10.6.3

[polkovnik]

Any way to get a Trash on the desktop ? I hide the dock all time time and I hate having to drag my files down the screen to then move them to the trash.

 

[spinnerlys]

Path Finderallows that.

 

[GGJstudios]

You don't even need to drag them. You can right-click (or Control-click) on them and select "Move to Trash".

 

[Vader]

⌘+delete will also do the trick.

 

[calderone]

Or Command + Delete.

You can accomplish this without any 3rd party applications. If you want to know how, let me know.

 

[polkovnik]

I know of the commands / shortcuts all the previous posters mentioned, but I miss my desktop trash from OS 9 (I know, I know).

 

[calderone]

You can quite simply create a symbolic link, but they don't support custom icons.

Here are the basic instructions to do this without 3rd party tools.

1. Open Terminal and type

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles Yes; killall Finder

2. Navigate to your home folder

3. Right click on .Trash and "Make Alias" or select it and hit Command + L

4. Drag .Trash alias to your Desktop

5. Rename it Trash

6. Open Trash from the Dock

7. Without clicking anything type Command + I or Get Info

8. Click the Trash icon in the top left and copy it, Command C

9. Get info on the Trash alias

10. Click the folder icon in the top left and paste the trash icon, Command + V

11. Type this in Terminal to hide hidden filers and folders again:

defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles No; killall Finder

You now have a Trash icon on your desktop. The only annoyance will be that alias badge, which you can remove or change with some more work.

The result:

 

[sidewinder]

A utility called "Compost" comes with an application called "DeskTrash" that does exactly what you want.

It's a much more robust solution than the others suggested here.

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