Linux: Unable to delete directories

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pangwolin
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Linux: Unable to delete directories

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I'm unable to delete directories, even empty ones, in the browser mode.

Clicking the red X icon doesn't work, right clicking and selecting either, pressing DEL either.

I do see the confirmation dialog, but nothing else happens afterwards.

SPECS: Linux Mint 17.3 with KDE4.
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Re: [Linux] Unable to delete directories

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on your linux, do you have gvfs-trash command?
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Re: Linux: Unable to delete directories

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Sorry for late reply (didn't even get notified).

No I don't have gvfs-trash.
I have to point out that files are not moved to trash properly either, they are simply deleted permanently.

However, when I disabled the "use Recycle Bin" in the "File Operations" settings, it does delete directories (permanently!) properly.

I guess recycle bin implementation can differ from distro to distro which is why it's not consistently working?
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Re: Linux: Unable to delete directories

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if you have not gvfs-trash, i try to move the file into ~/.Trash folder
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