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#1 2025-06-15 16:57
- lmelkvik
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Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
The desktop trash icon always shows empty even if there are files contained in the trash. Is there a way to have the icon change to show that there are files in the trash?
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#2 2025-06-15 17:00
- q4osteam
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Are you using Trinity DE ?
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#3 2025-06-16 14:29
- lmelkvik
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Yes
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#4 2025-06-16 17:29
- q4osteam
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
What icon theme have you set ? Control panel > appearance .. > icons
What is your Q4OS version:
$ get-q4os-version
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#5 2025-06-16 19:32
- lmelkvik
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Crystal SVG icons. Q4OS version: 5.8.1-n1.
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#6 2025-06-16 20:28
- lmelkvik
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
I deleted Trash folder in /.local/share and that fixed it. Trash icon now changes full/empty.
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#7 2025-06-16 20:32
- q4osteam
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Well, that should work with crystalsvg icons. Please perform a simple test.
- right click on the trash icon > empty trash bin.
- paste a screenshot of trash bin here
- create a testing file using konqueror
- paste a second screenshot
- double click on the trash icon and check the file is really there
Post back the result.
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#8 2025-06-17 03:15
- lmelkvik
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Emptied trash. Took screenshot.
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#9 2025-06-17 03:16
- lmelkvik
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Moved text file to trash. Took screenshot.
Verified text file in trash
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#10 2025-06-17 10:08
- q4osteam
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
We are not able to reproduce the issue. How exactly do you "move text file to trash" ? Please specify step by step so we can reproduce the way.
Moreover please take another test.
- Open "My Documents" shortcut on the Desktop
- Right click on the space > create new > text file
- Select the new file
- Press "Delete" key and confirm
- Check the trash status
And another one. Create a new testing user and test trash bin within new user's session.
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#11 2025-06-28 14:29
- theasmitkid
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Re: Desktop Trash Icon Always Shows Empty
Similar issue, the trash icon shows empty even if i have files inside it.
Cause in my case: using other apps like thunar which uses gvfs-trash protocol instead of trinity's (kio-trinity?) protocol
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