topic Re: " .trashed " photos - why are they not deleted? in 5 Series

" .trashed " photos - why are they not deleted?

ezy2ezy — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:07:04 GMT

when using w10 to transfer photos to my pc

along path "Xperia 5 ii / internal storage / DCIM / 100ANDRO"

for the last 2 months there have been pictures with the name starting .trashed (dot trashed) in the folder with the photos I expected to see. They are all photos that had been deleted on the phone.

Why are they still there and not deleted!

Re: " .trashed " photos - why are they not deleted?

Strampke — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 07:33:51 GMT

In Linux file systems 'deleted' stands for deleted. Deleted at once without the possibility to get the files back.

So the bin has been introduced, just like in the Windows file system.

Files end in a bin and should be deleted with a command to delete those.

It sounds logic that files that are not definitely thrown out of the bin stay in the bin until the bin is emptied.

So it sounds logic as well that these files are copied too.

Maybe ask Google.

Re: " .trashed " photos - why are they not deleted?

Lord_viridis — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:06:40 GMT

Depending on the album app, in the settings there is an option to turn off the recycle bin and direct delete.

Re: " .trashed " photos - why are they not deleted?

ezy2ezy — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:02:25 GMT

Yes, you were right.

Google's pictures app seems to have changed. There is now a bin for deleted photos that will clear itself after a few weeks rather than a complete delete as default.

Annoying but possibly useful.

I will now have to go into the settings and empty the bin before I attach to the pc to reap all the pictures