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Delete files from trash after x days

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Is there any way to configure Ubuntu to permanently delete files from trash after a certain amount of time?

I don't get why that's not the default behavior in any major OS. I don't want to think about administrating my trash, but I don't want to accidentally delete something either. Am I the only one with that opinion?

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answered 1 Year ago rhaeams · Accepted Answer

Use trash-cli
(click image to install or run sudo apt-get install trash-cli).

Run trash-empty 30 to remove all files from trash which are older than 30 days. (You can change this number as you like.)

To automate this, add a command to Startup Applications:

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Please note: If you use older Ubuntu versions than 12.04, the command is empty-trash!