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delete folder in Trash

Asked by Pepe

I have two folder that I have moved to the trash. I cannot empty the trash. I want to get rid of the these folders. How? I Just want to empty the trash of everything.

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Pepe (nikaawa-hawaiiantel) said : 		#1

i am trying to get the information of how to delete files from my Trash. Everyone seems to side track. I cannot get the information from anyone. Is there anyone out there that can help me. Please.
I cannot delete the files from my trash by emptying it.

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Best Antonio Litterio (antonio-litterio-gmail) said : 		#2

Hi probably you have moved into the trash folders with no delete permissions from your user.
To remove those folders you can use "rm" command in shell.
Open a shell Applications->Accessories->Terminal and write these commands:
$sudo rm -r .local/share/Trash/files/*
$sudo rm -r .local/share/Trash/info/*

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Pepe (nikaawa-hawaiiantel) said : 		#3

I downloaded the latest Ubuntu 9.04. Then I just emptied the Trash and they went. Thanks anyway. If I can do anything for you people I will be glad to try. What can I do to help start a group in Hawaii? Thanks again.
Pepe