Trash to Bin, why?

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In a simple look it looks like a language choice, but for technical aspect it looks like this:

"Move the files to bin." vs "Move the files to trash."

the first one represents a binary directory, and second one represents unwanted files directory.

It can create problems for both user and technical people and can possibly lead to

data loss by putting the files into bin(trash) instead of bin (binaries directory).
or infection of the machine by putting the unwanted app/bins into bin ( binaries directory) instead of bin (trash).

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 26, 2020 2:55 AM

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Answer 1

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Tell Apple, they're not here. Use the feedback mechanism:

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Answer 2

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aliakbarmohammadi wrote: the first one represents a binary directory

Nope. Bin is just the word Apple uses for Trash in its British English localization.

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aliakbarmohammadi wrote:

• In a simple look it looks like a language choice, but for technical aspect it looks like this:

"Move the files to bin." vs "Move the files to trash."

the first one represents a binary directory, and second one represents unwanted files directory.

Actually that's not the case. Both commands mean the same thing and do the same thing. It is in fact only a language choice.

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