Any way to add Trash to the Finder sidebar?

chinneychinney
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
The Finder sidebar in 10.3 would seem to be a natural place to find a Trash can, in addition to the one at the end of the Dock. Can I place the Trash here?

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    From what I understand, you can create a shortcut to the trash and put that in the sidebar. I would give that a shot if I were you.
  • Reply 2 of 11
    rara Posts: 623member
    In the finder press cmd-shift-g and enter .Trash.



    Then a window should open named .Trash. Drag the icon from the title bar to the side bar and you're set.
  • Reply 3 of 11
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ra

    In the finder press cmd-shift-g and enter .Trash.



    Then a window should open named .Trash. Drag the icon from the title bar to the side bar and you're set.



    .Trash doesn't exist...

    however

    /Trash does

    But I haven't tested it to see if it's the same thing.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    rara Posts: 623member
    Quote:

    In the finder press cmd-shift-g and enter .Trash.





    Sorry, you should enter ~/.Trash
  • Reply 5 of 11
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ra

    Sorry, you should enter ~/.Trash



    thanks, it works. What about the trash icon in the sidebar? Is it possible to change it?
  • Reply 6 of 11
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Ra

    In the finder press cmd-shift-g and enter .Trash.



    Then a window should open named .Trash. Drag the icon from the title bar to the side bar and you're set.



    probably you meant "command f" and than typing ".trash". THAT way it works The finder finds the .trash file in your home directory, IF you've checked "search unvisible files" before.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    Wow...this is a new one on me, "unvisible" is now a word



    I wasn't aware there was a way to search for invisible files. Care to share? Cause I can't find it.
  • Reply 8 of 11
    alcimedesalcimedes Posts: 5,486member
    Quote:

    I wasn't aware there was a way to search for invisible files. Care to share? Cause I can't find it.



    yeah, it's right there in the smart-ass section. which i can see you've read.



  • Reply 9 of 11
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Vox Barbara

    thanks, it works. What about the trash icon in the sidebar? Is it possible to change it?



    single click on the trash icon in the dock... in the resulting finder window make sure nothing is selected and get info on the folder (cmd-i)... you will see the trash icon in the top left of the window... click once on it and copy it (cmd-c) now go to the sidebar and click once on your new ,trash folder... get info on it in a similar fashion and now past the icon...





    this will work until the icon of the trash changes from full to empty or vice versa, but its not that hard to reproduce...



    you can do it for either the full or empty trash icon...
  • Reply 10 of 11
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by DMBand0026

    Care to share? Cause I can't find it. [/B]



    cmd-f



    search for items whose:



    VISIBILITY -- INVISIBLE ITEMS
  • Reply 11 of 11
    vox barbaravox barbara Posts: 2,021member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by DMBand0026

    Wow...this is a new one on me, "unvisible" is now a word



    I wasn't aware there was a way to search for invisible files. Care to share? Cause I can't find it.



    Sure, "command f" >> type in ".trash >> mark/search for "unvisibe items" and there you are





    yeah And there it is quite possible to browse through a whole new unvisible world. Try it





    EDIT: a sh**, sorry, paul, for dumb repetition
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