Re: [PATCH] enable trash usage on NTFS partitions

[Yann Rouillard <yann pleiades fr eu org>]

Alexander Larsson wrote:
> > Oh ? I am not aware of that.
> > After some quick research, it seems that under windows, trash files are 
> > stored under the RECYCLER directory, but I didn't find anything about a 
> > ntfs specific system.
> >     
>
> For NTFS only, or for vfat too?
>   
After some test, it appears, that:
    - on vfat, windows puts trashed files in a directory named "Recyled";
    - on ntfs, windows puts trashed files in a directory named "RECYCLER".
> > > And an
> > > NTFS fs is likely shared with windows, which will show the ".trash"
> > > directory in the root which is kind of weird.
> > >   
> > >       
> > That's not the same for vfat ?
> >     
>
> No, fat is used for all sorts of things, not only windows. For instance,
> most usb drives comes preformated with it, and all cameras etc use it
> for their memory cards. 
>   
My point was just that the .Trash directory is currently also showned on 
vfat partition mounted on windows, so if it's weird for ntfs, it is also 
weird for vfat.

I agree vfat is more widely used and trash support missing on ntfs would 
bug few people, however according to theses bugs reports [1][2], some 
people use ntfs on usb disk or local partition, and I don't see any 
drawback to enabling trash on ntfs (at least no more than on vfat).

Yann

[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-vfs2/+bug/140968
[2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-vfs2/+bug/106621