I am not able to search trash anywhere. Can you please tell me a command or anything like that to empty the trash using terminal ?
Ubuntu – How to empty the trash using terminal
command linetrash
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When you open flash drive press CTRL+H or through menu View > Show hidden files, hidden folder should appear .Trash-1000 or similar. Delete this folder like normal file, you will be prompted with ask "Remove it permanently?", press delete button. Or delete this folder by selecting it and pressing Shift+Del.
You can add this missing feature in LXDE, emptying the trash can using a menu thanks to the file manager actions, the easy way (it should be compatible with all versions of PCManFM except maybe Qt based builds, for now). Just open a LXTerminal and use these five commands:
sudo apt-get install trash-cli
mkdir --parents $HOME/.local/share/file-manager/actions
wget -O $HOME/.local/share/file-manager/actions/ask-trash-empty.desktop https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NicolasBernaerts/ubuntu-scripts/master/lubuntu/trash-empty/ask-trash-empty.desktop
sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/ask-trash-empty https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NicolasBernaerts/ubuntu-scripts/master/lubuntu/trash-empty/ask-trash-empty
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ask-trash-empty
Now re-log in again, and that’s all.
This is just a copy/paste from https://lubuntu.me/pcmanfm-empty-trash-menu/, so all thanks should go to RedWolf
Note: A user at the Lubuntu site also mentions in comments (which I can't test as I already have zenity installed)
"You first need to install zenity (
sudo apt install zenity)
Best Answer
You can use the
rmcommand:The
rmcommand removes (deletes) files or directories.The trash folder is found at:
$HOME/.local/share/TrashBe careful how you use the
rmcommand - the files aren't sent to a trash can where you can undelete them, so it's not easy to undo.