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Re: How to empty the Trash programmatically?
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Re: How to empty the Trash programmatically?


  • Subject: Re: How to empty the Trash programmatically?
  • From: Raffael Cavallaro <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:12:53 -0400

On Apr 16, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Jayson Adams wrote:

> He couldn't possibly be asking because he wants to create a Finder/desktop replacement app (like the Finder works so well we don't need one of those).

Before replacing the Finder with a "superior" implementation one might want to be aware of what the design goals, expected behavior, user expectations, and existing capabilities of the "inferior" existing Finder actually are.

The OP apparently isn't even aware of the Finder's "Secure Empty Trash" capability:

On Apr 16, 2010, at 2:34 AM, Oleg Krupnov wrote:

> What is "securely" in this context?

He tells us that it's for a disk cleaning utility. But emptying the trash will delete files on *other mounted volumes* as well, not just the disk being examined.

One shouldn't violate well established, expected platform behavior with the possible, unlikely exception of  those who are expertly knowledgeable about that well established, expected behavior. That doesn't appear to be the case here.

warmest regards,

Ralph


Raffael Cavallaro
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