![]() Trash folder contains two folder files & info. when you delete a file or folder from file manger then it will go to trash and the trash folder can be found $HOME/.local/share/Trash. Trash is a feature provided by the desktop manager such as GNOME, KDE, and XFCE, etc, as per specification. since metadata is not stored on disk nowadays. If you did a mistake that’s it, it’ll go away and you can’t restore back. So, think twice before performing rm command. Make sure, you won’t find any files or folders in the trash when you delete using rm command. Trash stores deleted files temporarily which help us to restore when it’s necessary, if you don’t want these files then delete it permanently (empty the trash). Note that moving files to the trash does not free up space on the file system until the Trashcan is empty. ![]() Whenever you delete a file or folder, it will be moved to trash. I think there are quite a few variants on the same theme with this little bugger.Everyone knows about Trashcan which is common for all users like Linux, or Windows, or Mac. For instance - when doing an image search for something a couple of weeks ago - using Google - I simply clicked on an image from the Google search - to go look at the source - and was immediately treated to that java show. This was before I knew about the Safari checkbox - and I saw it download and launch. Of course, I knew that I could simply close it - and delete the downloaded file - and was none the worse for wear. It's easy to see how many folks would be a little taken in by it though. That actually happened 3 separate times in 5 minutes! ![]() My wife - I don't really know what happened - as she couldn't articulate it that well - but somehow she managed to have 5 of the packages downloaded - and the java show was pretty entertaining. The problem for her was - she clicked scan. Frankly - because she has a antivirus package installed (by the school) - she may have thought it was actually doing something. ![]() That was enough to convince her to click scan - before she realized something didn't seem right and called me over to look at it.įortunately - like I said before - it's easy to eliminate - and led to the discovery of that Safari setting. I think there is a rollover link or something because i ended up with about six packages without clicking on anything. You could also disable Java in prefs I'm not sure how often that is needed for the most part. Not javascript though, that's quite different. The important thing to remember is that there are no Mac viruses that can install themselves, and nor should there ever be, as long as OSX respects the UNIX security policy. Until then, all attackers have is exploits which make use of users naiveté and fear of the machine to get them to install the nasties themselves. The idea that the only reason Macs aren't inundated with viruses is because there aren't as many of us is complete rubbish. It's important to drum that home to new Mac users because it puts the onus on them to think about their security instead of trusting it to third parties flogging commercial software. AV is now a huge industry and a lot of people are making money out of it. I'm sure Microsoft could address Windows' virus vulnerability if they really wanted to but it would not be politic to undermine that sector of the IT economy.
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