can you run: ls -la ~/.local/share/Trash/files
and either paste the result, or tell us what the permissions on those files and directories are? ie, it should look something like: -rw------- 1 sarah sarah 160 2006-09-03 20:55 away.log ** Changed in: meta-kde (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info ** Bug 60167 has been marked a duplicate of this bug -- Trash not emptying on kubuntu ! https://launchpad.net/bugs/30842 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs