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Removing backup disk files from trash
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<blockquote data-quote="Rogbahia" data-source="post: 1617137" data-attributes="member: 280365"><p>Rod, thanks for picking up on my problem. No it's not TM, but a Seagate external. I guess the problem started with what harryb2448 wrote: "When you delete files on the external, it nis necessary to Empty the Trash prior to dismounting or ejecting the external. Otherwise they just pop straight bck where they came from". And that's exactly what is happening; when the external is disconnected the deleted files disappear from the trash and 'pop-up' again when I reconnect and no solution was offered at that time.</p><p>If you could head me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. My whole system is really screwed since my start-up disk is almost full and deleting files doesn't make any difference e.g. I deleted apps and a file of 10GB and available space stayed the same and now I can't load anything of any size back from the external, to work on. AS you might guess, I am not good at this stuff! Best, Roger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rogbahia, post: 1617137, member: 280365"] Rod, thanks for picking up on my problem. No it's not TM, but a Seagate external. I guess the problem started with what harryb2448 wrote: "When you delete files on the external, it nis necessary to Empty the Trash prior to dismounting or ejecting the external. Otherwise they just pop straight bck where they came from". And that's exactly what is happening; when the external is disconnected the deleted files disappear from the trash and 'pop-up' again when I reconnect and no solution was offered at that time. If you could head me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated. My whole system is really screwed since my start-up disk is almost full and deleting files doesn't make any difference e.g. I deleted apps and a file of 10GB and available space stayed the same and now I can't load anything of any size back from the external, to work on. AS you might guess, I am not good at this stuff! Best, Roger [/QUOTE]
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