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When I delete a file it does not appear in my trash folder 10.6.8, please help.

Please help as when I delete a file it does not appear in my trash can, however it deletes.

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Sep 27, 2012 3:30 AM

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Sep 28, 2012 9:47 AM in response to riaansa

You might have to rebuild your hiden trash file...


Solving Trash Problems...


http://thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html


Empty and recreate an account's Trash


The following procedure will "kill two birds with one stone." It will both:


Empty the Trash of an affected account.

Create a new ~/.Trash directory, with correct ownership and permissions, for that account....


More at that link.

When I delete a file it does not appear in my trash folder 10.6.8, please help.

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