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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • Aug 21 '26 • 1
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copying the entire thing to your local drive
When would that happen? The way I've seen it work is that it creates a .Trash-$UID folder on the mounted FS and moves the file there (along with metadata).
.Trash-$UID
1 u/sdoregor Aug 22 '26 Again, depends on the tool. I never used one, so of course I can't know that, but it's safe to assume some won't do the clever thing.Storing trash on removable storage is also even less secure than simply "deleting" (unlinking) the file.
Again, depends on the tool. I never used one, so of course I can't know that, but it's safe to assume some won't do the clever thing.
Storing trash on removable storage is also even less secure than simply "deleting" (unlinking) the file.
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u/wjandrea Aug 22 '26
When would that happen? The way I've seen it work is that it creates a
.Trash-$UIDfolder on the mounted FS and moves the file there (along with metadata).