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- From: jwells@netcom.com (Court Jester)
- Subject: Re: Delete Countdown of Trash
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.012118.21499@netcom.com>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 01:21:18 GMT
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- >> Is there a way to prevent that pop-up box that shows how many
- >> items are left to be deleted from showing up when "Empty Trash"
- >> is selected? It's annoying when, by the time the box appears
- >> completely, there's only 1 or items left anyways. (This is in
- >> System 7.1)
-
- >Two ways: 1) Hold option key down when you select "Empty Trash"
- > from the "Special" menu;
- > 2) Do a "Get Info" on the Trashcan. Uncheck the box
- > that says "Warn before emptying". Unless you change
- > it back, it will stop warning you with that annoying
- > message.
-
- Thanks, but that's not quite what I had in mind. I already have option
- #2 set. It's not the box that asks if I'm sure I want to empty the trash;
- it's the little thermometer bar that pops up and shows how many items are
- left to be deleted... Maybe there's no way around it. I don't know...
-
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