Re: Folders from user suddenly in trash
On 2025-07-07, David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Sun 06 Jul 2025 at 19:51:01 (+0200), Hans wrote:
>> > But the regular trash folder? My first guess is "the user did
>> > that" (of course without noticing: "modern DEs" are complex enough
>> > to make such a scenario plausible). My second guess would be some
>> > bug in the desktop environment (or in some extension thereof).
>>
>> Yes, that is what I think, too. Although the user is over 70 years old, I do
>> not believw, he did it. Especially as this was not the first time, it
>> happened.
>>
>> More I believe, this happens due to some settings or some script in the
>> background.
>>
>> All the files are not gone, all the files are in the trash (trash means: Trash
>> folder on the desktop). I have disabled the possibility to delete files
>> directly, all deleted files are moved into the trash. After recheck the user
>> then can empty the trash (Windows-behaviour).
>
> Am I right in thinking that Trash folders typically keep a note of
> when items were placed there? Apart from analysing which folders were
> moved and which left behind, the timings of their arrival in the Trash
> could be helpful, particularly if a script is the cause (when the
> script runs might be discoverable).
I think ~/.local/share/Trash/info/ contains a .trashinfo file for each
trashed file (path and deletion Date).
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