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Hi, I have an SSD drive mounted on my system... I have deleted alot from it (moved to trash) .. but I have not reclaimed the space that the items ...
  1. 08-24-2010 #1
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    delete trash from mounted drive

    Hi, I have an SSD drive mounted on my system...
    I have deleted alot from it (moved to trash) .. but I have not reclaimed the space that the items occupied...

    how can i delete the trash / recycled items off the drive?

    any help would be appriciated
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    Look around on the drive for a hidden folder that will be named something like .Trash-1000 and delete the contents as desired.
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    how do i find the hidden folder .. i am new to linux
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    If you are using a GUI with a file manager such as Nautilus, go to View / Show Hidden Files and you should then be able to see all the hidden folders/files.
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    If you are running your Linux system from the drive in question, you will find the Trash folder at /home/username/.local/share/Trash with the .local folder being the hidden folder. The dot in front of the name indicates a hidden folder/file.
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