delete or wastebasket?

weedfreak · 12-24-2011, 10:56 AM

Now that Calibre has changed the Linux method of deleting files from really deleting them to ( IMO pointless) storing them in a wastebasket for later deletion can we have an option to turn off this 'feature?'

I never use a wastebasket, if I do not need a file I delete it, if I am stupid enough to delete a file that I really wanted then it is my own fault and I pay the price as well as learning to watch what I do in future.

kovidgoyal · 12-24-2011, 11:01 AM

Feel free to setup a cronjob to automatically empty your Trash folder. Or symlink the Trash folder to /tmp. If you dont believe in the recycle bin, the proper solution is to disable your recycle bin at the OS level, as I outlined, not to cause option proliferation in calibre.

theducks · 12-24-2011, 11:14 AM

It only take Once.
This give you a chance to recover from one of those

moments where the Cat helped you click on a title you wanted to delete.

If you have not noticed. There are a LOT of Cat Avatars here at MR(ow)

kovidgoyal · 12-24-2011, 11:50 PM

FYI, there are plenty of nice scripts out there that will automatically delete files in your Trash bin older than x days, or larger than x size or whatever. For example, I use autotrash myself, to empty files older than a week from my Trash bin, run via cron, once a day.

12-24-2011, 10:56 AM	#1
weedfreak Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 185297 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Device: calibre	delete or wastebasket? Now that Calibre has changed the Linux method of deleting files from really deleting them to ( IMO pointless) storing them in a wastebasket for later deletion can we have an option to turn off this 'feature?' I never use a wastebasket, if I do not need a file I delete it, if I am stupid enough to delete a file that I really wanted then it is my own fault and I pay the price as well as learning to watch what I do in future.

12-24-2011, 11:01 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Feel free to setup a cronjob to automatically empty your Trash folder. Or symlink the Trash folder to /tmp. If you dont believe in the recycle bin, the proper solution is to disable your recycle bin at the OS level, as I outlined, not to cause option proliferation in calibre. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 12-24-2011 at 11:05 AM.

12-24-2011, 11:14 AM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Once in a Blue Moon... It only take Once. This give you a chance to recover from one of those moments where the Cat helped you click on a title you wanted to delete. If you have not noticed. There are a LOT of Cat Avatars here at MR(ow)

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12-24-2011, 11:50 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	FYI, there are plenty of nice scripts out there that will automatically delete files in your Trash bin older than x days, or larger than x size or whatever. For example, I use autotrash myself, to empty files older than a week from my Trash bin, run via cron, once a day.

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