I tried adding the delete option to Nautilus, as well as running the rm command from the cmdline find . -name "*Booklist.html*" | xargs rm -f I've tried all of this as root with no results. On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 7:49 AM, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Allegedly, on or about 23 December 2013, bruce sent: >> I select a few using the mouse, select the "move to trash" menu item, >> and after it says it's moving files to the trash, I do a >> refresh/reload, and the files are still there!! >> >> So, just how do I delete files from the external drive! > > I dunno about that problem (do you own the files you're trying to > delete?), but if you want to delete files, try using a delete command > rather than "move to trash, then empty trash." Have you done the "empty > trash" step, too? > > I always set the option to show an actual delete command in the Nautilus > file browser. If I actually want to delete files, then messing around > with the trashcan is a timewaster. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -rsvp > Linux 3.9.10-100.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Sun Jul 14 01:31:27 UTC 2013 x86_64 > > All mail to my mailbox is automatically deleted, there is no point > trying to privately email me, I will only read messages posted to the > public lists. > > George Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning against tyranny, not > a set of instructions for supposedly democratic governments. > > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
