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> Once in a while when the recycling bin gets too big, the user can empty it. Many Linux systems don't even have a regular "user". They just sit in a corner an
by rcfox 15y ago
> Once in a while when the recycling bin gets too big, the user can empty it.
Many Linux systems don't even have a regular "user". They just sit in a corner and serve webpages, or do other tasks silently.
> Or you can have a scheduled operation that deletes stuff after 30 days.
Why not just keep backups for 30 days?
- cool-RR 15y agoWhy not just keep backups for 30 days? Be realistic. Setting up backups takes effort that many users are not going to expand, while the recycling bin mechanism can be set up by default.
- Dylan16807 15y agoBackups have a latency that a recycle bin doesn't. When I made something two hours ago this is the worst time to unlink it.