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Trash

In this section, you'll learn how to use the Trash or Trash Bin in Ubuntu MATE. 
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If you are coming from Windows, then you are already familiar with the Recycle Bin. You know that when you delete a file it goes into the Recycle Bin and that the Recycle Bin stores the file until it is taken out of it or it is emptied. In Ubuntu MATE, you have a similar feature called Trash or the Trash Bin. In Windows, you have the choice to include the Recycle Bin on the desktop. In Ubuntu MATE, you also have the choice to include the Trash Bin to your desktop.  
In Windows 10 - Add Recycle Bin to Desktop
  1. Select the Start button, then select Settings .
  2. Select Personalization > Themes > Desktop icon settings.
  3. Select the Recycle Bin check box > Apply.
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In Ubuntu MATE - Add Trash Bin to Desktop
1. Go to ​System > Preference > Look and Feel > MATE Tweak
2. Make sure "Show Desktop Icons" is checked. 
3. Select the Trash check box and then close the dialog box.
​
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​If you look in the lower right corner of your screen, you'll notice a trash can icon. If it appears to have paper in it, then a file or files have been deleted on your computer and they have been placed into the Trash Bin. (The picture in the banner at the top has trash in the Trash Bin.) If the trash icon looks empty, then the Trash Bin doesn't have any deleted files inside. (Like the picture in the center at the top of this webpage) 
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How to Delete a File or Folder
To send a file to the trash:
  1. Select the item you want to place in the trash by clicking it once.
  2. a.) Press Delete on your keyboard. 
    b.) D
    rag the selected item to the Trash icon.
    c.) Right-click the file to create a pop-up dialog box and select "Move to Trash."  
Permanently Delete a File
​You can immediately delete a file permanently, without having to send it to the trash first.

​To permanently delete a file:
  1. Select the item you want to delete.
  2. Press and hold the Shift key, then press the Delete key on your keyboard.
  3. Because you cannot undo this, you will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the file or folder.
Another way to delete files permanently, and free up disk space on your computer, is to empty the trash. To empty the trash, right-click Trash icon in the right lower panel bar and select "Empty Trash."
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You can also empty the trash by double-clicking the Trash icon to open it and then click the "Empty Trash" button in the upper right corner. 
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Another way to empty the trash is to double-click the Trash icon to open it and then click on the File Menu and click on "Empty Trash." 
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To Restore a Deleted File or Folder
If you accidentally deleted a file or folder and you need to get it out of the Trash, then do one of the following methods below:
   1. Open the Trash Bin, right-click on the file or folder you want to restore, then click the "Restore" command. 
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   2. Open the Trash Bin, select the file you want to restore, and then click on the "Restore Selected Items" button
​       in the upper right corner.  
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If the files was permanently deleted or the Trash bin was emptied, then more than likely you will not be able to recover the deleted file. So empty the Trash Bin when you realize you no longer need anything inside the Trash Bin. 

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  • Home
    • Screen Tearing on Intel Graphics
    • Screen Tearing on AMD Graphics
    • How to install Realtek WiFi Driver >
      • How to install Realtek WiFi Driver (Pt 2)
    • Authentication is Required to Mount
    • Traditional Menu
    • Software >
      • App Grid
      • AppCenter
      • GNOME Software
      • Modern Apps
    • Welcome & Software Boutique
    • Remove Welcome & Software Boutique
    • TeamViewer
    • Simple How to Tips >
      • Change Wallpaper
      • Pin a Program
      • Change Date & Time
      • Enable Screensavers >
        • Cosmos Screensaver
      • Decrese Icon Padding
      • Enable Magnification
      • Fading Windows
      • Replace Clock Indicator
      • Remove Media Players
      • Create a Submenu
      • Remove the Collection Menu
      • Preferred Applications
      • Upgrade LibreOffice
      • Install Fonts >
        • Install New Fonts
      • Play a DVD
      • Enable Livepatch
      • Update Software
      • Unresponsive Program
      • Install HWE >
        • Install HWE 20.04
      • Open HEIC Images
      • Open WebP Images
      • USB Flash Drive
      • No Audio
      • Screen Flickering
      • Screen Blanking
      • Draining Battery
      • Reduce Shutdown Time
      • Create a Mount Point
      • Thunderbird Emoticons
      • Sound Preview
      • Failed To Download >
        • Failed to Download (#2)
      • Enter Password to Unlock
      • Two Wifi Icons
      • System Program Problem
      • CD Burner Issue
      • Firefox Homepage Fix
      • VLC Closes Fix
      • Desktop Error
      • Trash Bin
      • MATE Weather Applet
      • OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe
      • PolicyKit vulnerability
    • Install Ubuntu MATE >
      • Burn an ISO to DVD
      • Create a Bootable USB
      • Upgrade Ubuntu MATE
  • Ubuntu MATE
    • How to Scan
    • How to Take a Screenshot
    • How to View a PDF File
    • Multiple Workspaces
    • Software Updater
    • Archive Manager
    • How to Burn CD/DVDs
    • Setup & Use Email >
      • Email Filter
    • Firefox Web Browser
    • Shotwell Photo Manager
    • Image Viewer
    • Caja File Manager
    • Trash
    • Play Videos
  • Additional Software
    • Antivirus >
      • BitDefender Antivirus
      • ClamTK Antivirus >
        • Clamscan Antivirus
        • ClamTK Caja Add-on
      • Comodo AntiVirus
    • Archive Managers >
      • Archive Manager
      • Ark
      • B1 Free Archiver
      • P7Zip-Desktop
      • PeaZip
      • Xarchiver
    • Browsers >
      • Brave
      • Chrome
      • Chromium
      • Falkon
      • Firefox
      • GNOME Web
      • Iridium Browser
      • LibreWolf
      • Microsoft Edge
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      • Min Browser
      • NAVER Whale
      • Opera
      • Otter
      • Pale Moon
      • SeaMonkey
      • Sidekick
      • Slimjet Browser
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      • Ungoogled Chromium
      • Vivaldi
      • Waterfox
      • Yandex Browser
    • Office Applications >
      • Couturier
      • PDF-Shuffler
      • PDF Studio Viewer
      • Xournal
      • Foxit Reader
      • Okular
      • gLabels >
        • Multiple Name Badges
        • CD & DVD Labels
        • Business Cards
        • Mailing Address Labels
        • Return Address Labels
      • Spice-Up
      • Stickynotes
    • Educational Programs >
      • Galculator
      • GeoGebra Classic
      • GNOME Calculator
      • KCalc
      • NumWorks
      • Pebbles
      • Qalculate!
      • QT-Calculator
      • How To Install R >
        • Install R Commander
        • Install RStudio
      • SpeedCrunch
      • TI-83 Plus
      • TI-84 Plus CE
      • KWordQuiz
      • Granule
    • Graphics >
      • 4K Slideshow Maker
      • Imagination
      • Gnome Screenshot
      • Ksnip
      • Shutter >
        • Shutter 0.94.3
      • PhotoFlare
      • Pinta >
        • Tool Palette >
          • Tool Palette (Cont)
        • File Menu >
          • Screenshot Tool
        • View Menu
        • Edit Menu >
          • Palette
        • Image Menu >
          • Image Size
        • Layers Menu
        • Adjustments Menu
        • Effects Menu >
          • Red Eye Removal
          • Pixelate
        • Add-ins Menu
        • Window Menu
        • Help Menu
        • Restore Layout
        • Pinta 1.7
        • Pinta 2.0.1
      • Bing Wallpapers
      • Variety Wallpaper
      • Converseen
      • Curtail
      • Imagine
      • ​Annotator
      • Aliza MS
      • Brightness Controller
      • Photoprint
      • Peek
    • Image Viewers >
      • Deepin Image Viewer
      • Eye of Gnome
      • Fotoxx
      • Geeqie
      • GPicView
      • gThumb
      • Gwenview
      • Mirage
      • nomacs
      • PhotoQt
      • Phototonic
      • Pix
      • Qimgv
      • qView
      • Ristretto
      • Viewnior 1.6 >
        • Viewnior 1.7
      • XnView MP
      • Xviewer
    • Music Players >
      • Amarok
      • Audacious
      • Clementine
      • DeaDBeeF
      • foobar2000
      • Guayadeque
      • Lollypop
      • Museeks
      • Noise Music Player
      • Pragha
      • Quod Libet
      • Rhythmbox
      • Sayonara
      • Strawberry
      • Violin
    • Networking >
      • Dukto
      • LAN-Share
      • Nitroshare
      • Warpinator
    • Utility Software >
      • BleachBit
      • Stacer
      • Ubuntu Cleaner
      • CPU-G
      • CPU-X
      • Hardinfo
      • I-Nex
      • Caffeine
      • Conky >
        • Widgets & Themes
        • Title Bars
      • deb-get
      • GNOME Split
      • GParted
      • GtkOrphan
      • Ice SSB >
        • MS Office Online
        • Pixlr Editor
        • Photopea
      • KRename
      • KShutdown
      • Magnus
      • Radeon Profile
      • Ubuntu Mainline Kernel Installer
      • Y PPA Manager
    • Sound & Video >
      • Avidemux >
        • Merge Videos
        • Cut Videos
        • Crop Videos
      • Selene
      • Radio Tray >
        • Radio Tray Lite
      • Pithos
      • Spotify
      • Asunder
      • EasyTag
      • SimpleScreenRecorder
      • OBS Studio
      • FF Multi Converter
      • FFmpeg
      • SoundConverter
      • MediaInfo
      • Bomi
      • Gnome MPV
      • MPlayer
      • SMPlayer
      • VLC Media Player
      • HandBrake >
        • Convert A Video
    • Entertainment >
      • Hypnotix
      • IPTVnator
      • Airy TV
      • Crackle
      • Plex Live TV
      • Pluto TV
      • Popcornflix
      • Stirr TV
      • Tubi TV
      • Xumo TV
      • YouTube Movies
      • Plex Media Server
      • Emby Media Server
    • Themes & Colors >
      • Themes
      • Installing Themes
      • Customize Themes #1
      • Customize Themes #2
      • Change App Icons
  • Reviews
    • YouTube Reviews >
      • Ubuntu MATE 16.10
      • Ubuntu Mate 17.04
      • Ubuntu MATE 17.10
      • Ubuntu MATE 18.04
      • Ubuntu MATE 20.04
      • Ubuntu MATE 22.04
  • Info
    • How Safe are Your Paasswords >
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      • Hotmail Leak
      • YaHoo Leak
      • Windstream Hacked
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