On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Paul Sanders wrote: > > But emptying the trash will delete files on *other mounted volumes* as > > well, not just the disk being examined. > > rm -rf ~/.Trash/* > > For volumes other than the startup volume it is a little more complicated: > > rm -rf /Volumes/volume_name/.Trashes/uid/* > > The Finder seems to notice when you do this and keeps in sync. > > Looking in these folders will also allow you to give the user some idea of > what he is about to permanently delete.
Yes, I'm fully aware of what's going on when this happens. That's not the point. An application that purports to free disk space on a specific volume under examination should not be deleting user files on other volumes! He *wants* to empty the trash on *all* mounted volumes, possibly because he wants to erase the trash on a specific mounted volume under examination, not just ~/.Trash/. This is a blunderbuss approach with a high likelihood of data loss: User accidentally drags file A-file on volume A to trash with other files user did intend to trash. User finds that volume B is near full and examines it with OP's app. OP's app empties trash, deleting A-file, even though this frees zero additional space on volume-B. Oops! Again, someone who doesn't have an expert knowledge of the intended operation of the Finder and an equally experienced knowledge of user expectations shouldn't be doing this. warmest regards, Ralph Raffael Cavallaro raffaelcavall...@me.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
