Feature #7083

Explain how to empty the trash of the persistent volume

Added by sajolida 2014-04-14 14:51:34 . Updated 2015-01-25 23:11:09 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Persistence
Target version:
Tails_1.3
Start date:
2014-04-14
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

When deleting the trash in the persistent volume, documents go to a hidden trash folder. See Feature #6254.

Until then a workaround could be added to the FAQ.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #6254: Make it easy to empty Trash on persistent volume Confirmed 2013-09-03

History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2014-04-14 14:51:50

  • related to Feature #6254: Make it easy to empty Trash on persistent volume added

#2 Updated by BitingBird 2014-07-24 19:15:47

The workaround is : “open the volume in nautilus, show hidden files and delete the trash folder”

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-24 20:20:29

> What is the workaround?

IIRC, it is:

  1. Navigate to the /live/persistent/*_unlocked/ folder.
  2. Tell Nautilus to show hidden files.
  3. Go to the .Trash (or similar) folder.
  4. Delete stuff without going to the trash.

#4 Updated by BitingBird 2014-12-03 20:56:15

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee set to sajolida
  • Target version set to Tails_1.2.2
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to bitingbird:doc/7083-FAQ_empty_trash

#5 Updated by sajolida 2014-12-11 17:09:44

  • Assignee changed from sajolida to BitingBird
  • Feature Branch changed from bitingbird:doc/7083-FAQ_empty_trash to doc/7083-FAQ_empty_trash

Ah, and I had the same Git problems as with Bug #7118. So please do reset your branch in the same way.

  • I tried to follow your instructions and couldn’t find any hidden trash folder neither in /live/persistent/*_unlocked/ (litteraly), neither in /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked. Please test your documentation before asking for review.
  • Can you actually explain how to “tell Nautilus to show hidden files”?
  • Can you actually be more precise than “.Trash (or similar) folder”. Try to find out if this folder is called the same in every Tails.
  • Avoid coloquial language such as “stuff”.
  • Use ikiwiki shortcuts to point to tickets, see http://git.tails.boum.org/tails/commit/?h=doc/6872-FAQ_bridge_relay_in_Tails&id=5926e1cf7d44513dd23bcd95dbc8ef3e35b56657.

#6 Updated by sajolida 2014-12-11 17:09:57

  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Dev Needed

#7 Updated by anonym 2014-12-12 16:41:55

  • Target version changed from Tails_1.2.2 to Tails_1.2.3

#8 Updated by BitingBird 2015-01-08 05:35:56

  • Target version changed from Tails_1.2.3 to Tails_1.3

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-10 09:45:52

  • Affected tool deleted (FAQ)

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-10 09:46:05

  • Category set to Persistence

#11 Updated by Tails 2015-01-25 23:09:21

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Applied in changeset commit:5a9621c36024a142c2ade5506ab9a15c4971df79.

#12 Updated by sajolida 2015-01-25 23:11:09

  • Assignee deleted (BitingBird)
  • % Done changed from 100 to 0
  • Feature Branch deleted (doc/7083-FAQ_empty_trash)

Done this directly into master after merging Bug #7118. It seemed straightforward.