You will see that your Trash can is completely emptied. You can then remove all the files through the following command: $ rm -rf * So we need to enter the following commands to reach there: Advertisement $ cd.
The files and folders of a user’s trash are located in that user’s /local/share/Trash folder, files sub-folder. Open the Linux command line application, the Terminal, through the Ubuntu Dash or through the Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut. Even if you are not a command line pro, the following simple methods will enable you to empty your trash can very easily: Method 1: Delete files in the Trash folder with the rm command Emptying Trash Through the Command LineĮmptying the Trash through the Command Line is a lot easier and faster. You can also right-click an individual item and select the Delete from Trash option in order to permanently remove it from your system but deleting items one by one is a time-consuming task. This way your Trash will be emptied, deleting all the files and folders simultaneously. Method 2: Use Ubuntu File ManagerĪnother way of deleting the Trash is to open the Trash folder from the File Manager and then press the Empty button located at the top-right corner of the window. Right-click the Trash folder and select the Empty Trash option from the menu as follows:Īll the files and folders will be removed from your trash can. Open the File Manager from the Activities bar and locate the Trash folder from the list of folders in the left panel.
Emptying Trash Through the UIįor a person who does not like to use the command line much, the UI provides the following ways to empty your deleted files from Trash: Method 1: Use Trash-Folder Icon context menu We have run the procedure and commands mentioned in this article on a Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 20.04 system. In this article, we will describe several ways to empty your system trash, both through the UI and the command line. Time and again, we need to get rid of these mostly useless files and folders residing in our system trash in order to vacate space for other important data.
When we delete a file or folder from our system, it moves to the Trash folder(Linux) or the Recycle Bin(Windows).
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