can you run: ls -la ~/.local/share/Trash/files
and either paste the result, or tell us what the permissions on those files and directories are? ie, it should look something like: -rw------- 1 sarah sarah 160 2006-09-03 20:55 away.log ** Changed in: meta-kde (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 30842 Trash not emptying on kubuntu ! -- Unable to send files to the trash https://launchpad.net/bugs/60167 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs