Where is the .Trash folder?
Using Ubuntu 11.10, I accidentally deleted a file that was approximately 700 MB. I tried to find it in the in following locations, but couldn't:
/home/user/.local/share
/home/user/ <-- there was no folder .Trash
/home/user/Desktop/ <-- there was no folder .Trash
So where did .Trash go in Ubuntu 11.10 onward? I use the Gnome environment.
Solution 1:
Your trash directory is most likely at:
/home/$USER/.local/share/Trash
If you deleted something as root (e.g. deleted a file using Nautilus invoked via gksu), it is at:
/root/.local/share/Trash
(In general, according to Freedesktop.org specifications[1][2], the "home trash" directory is at $XDG_DATA_HOME/Trash, and $XDG_DATA_HOME in turn defaults to $HOME/.local/share.)
To see .local in your home folder using the file manager, select Show Hidden Files from the View menu or just type Ctrl+H.
The Trash directory is first created when a user deletes a file. Within Trash there are three subdirectories:
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files, where the deleted files are stored until the trash is emptied -
info, which stores information on where the files once were and when they were deleted -
expunged, to which files are briefly moved when the trash is emptied (but may contain some owned by other users from directories you deleted).
Note that using the rm command in a terminal or the Shift+Delete key combination in the file manager will permanently delete your file instead of moving it to the trash.
Solution 2:
The trash folder is located at .local/share/Trash in your home directory.
Additionally, on other disk partitions or on removable media it will be a directory .Trash-uid where uid is the uid of the user who moved the item to the trash.
Solution 3:
Ubuntu 10.10 (oneiric)
Gnome 3.2.1 Classic
Home Folder > Go > Rubbish Bin