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Where is trash bin of root on MacOS?

When an application on MacOS is started with sudo, which deletes files using the trash bin,

where is this thrash bin folder located?

Posted on Jul 2, 2019 12:59 AM

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Posted on Jul 2, 2019 1:03 AM

I couldn't find answers on the internet for this question.

It took some research time on my local macos to find the solution for this question.

The answer is:

If a process or application, which is started with sudo as root, uses a trash bin, it will use the trash bin in folder

/private/var/root/.Trash

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Jul 2, 2019 1:03 AM in response to theanmi

I couldn't find answers on the internet for this question.

It took some research time on my local macos to find the solution for this question.

The answer is:

If a process or application, which is started with sudo as root, uses a trash bin, it will use the trash bin in folder

/private/var/root/.Trash

Where is trash bin of root on MacOS?

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