Not sure about anyone else but I think apple should give us the option to add/remove the trash can from the desktop. This might sound silly but I'm sort of living in the past meaning that I'm making my Mac look like how I remember it from 1995. As months go by then I can use new features like transparency, new wallpapers... Right now I started hiding my dock to have more room for apps because of this I want to have the trash can on the desktop.
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When did apple removed the trash can from the desktop?
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OS X has never had the trash on the desktop. That was a classic Mac OS feature. (and also a feature of the original Mac OS X Server, which was more of a NeXTSTEP interface than Apple.)
I vaguely recall someone in the early OS X days that made an app with the trash-can icons, which moved things dropped onto it to the trash. I thought it was a cute hack, but never actually tried it. It may have been written in AppleScript, which I'm pretty sure has the ability to either move things to the Trash itself, or can tell Finder to move things to the Trash.
Dragging things to the Trash Can is so 1984. 
With Command-Delete or Move to Trash, it doesn't matter where it's located.
With Command-Delete or Move to Trash, it doesn't matter where it's located.
"When did apple removed the trash can from the desktop?"
In 2001!
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In 2001!
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You can do that. Just put a folder on your desktop with a custom trash can icon.
How to Add a Trash Icon to the Desktop of Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2010/07/29/add-a-trash-icon-to-the-desktop/
Trash icons are located in /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/
Trash icons are located in /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/Resources/
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Huh? Mine's always been there, in the Dock. I always change the icons to the classic trash can look (wire basket).
Why do you need to see the Trash on the Desktop? If you just move the cursor to the Dock, it appears there. What is the value to you of having it stay visible? I'm just curious.
Trying to make Windoze out of Mac OS, mhm? You want "This PC" on desktop also, maybe? Or, Start Menu? Right click --> Refresh?
It's a slippery slope!
It's a slippery slope!
Trying to make OS X look like Classic Mac OS is also a slippery slope. This is the warning you should be giving.
I never saw anything enticing in Classic Mac OS. It could be just me, but that's how I feel. I am wondering what would the Mac OS would be like today if Apple never bought the NeXT. Would it even exit?Trying to make OS X look like Classic Mac OS is also a slippery slope. This is the warning you should be giving.
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