Force empty your trash from the command line

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    Who doesn’t love the command line? The following command will show you how to force empty your trash using the command line in Ubuntu or Debian:


    sudo rm -fr /home/USERNAME/.Trash

    Replace the “USERNAME” section with your own username. You may need to refresh your GNOME or KDE session to see the results. You can quickly refresh your session by typing CONTROL+ALT+BACKSPACE. This command line function is particularly useful if you’ve got a stubborn file or script that will not get out of your trash. Thanks, Arsgeek.

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      • drew

        THANKS! just freed up over 22GB

      • georgi

        Hi !
        Sorry.
        To empty the trash if it is impossibility
        sudo rm -rf ~/.local/share/Trash/files/*
        rm -rf $HOME/.Trash
        sudo rm -rf $HOME/.Trash
        If you cannot empty your trash, then use this command:
        sudo rm -r ~/.local/share/Trash/files/
        Who doesn’t love the command line? The following command will show you how to force empty your trash using the command line in Ubuntu or Debian:

        sudo rm -fr /home/georgi/.Trash
        All this command do not work- I can not empty trash.
        Dalakow

      • http://shaiperednik.com Shai

        The following works on Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04
        1. open terminal
        2. type gksudo dbus-launch nautilus
        3. hit enter
        4. navigate to /home/USERNAME/.local/share/Trash/files
        5. Delete whatever you want

      • Darrell

        Thank you Shai, that did the trick.

      • Aleks

        Thank georgi .it works for me :)

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