Trash Can Missing From Desktop Mac

I can t find the trashcan icon anywhere.

Trash can missing from desktop mac.

I m not using time machine. Adding a trash icon to the desktop on a mac. If you want to add a trash can to your desktop the following works in panther. I m using os x 10 7 4.

Is there a way to get the icons back or an absolute path to it. I can still move items to the trash but since i can t find it i can t empty it. Thanks in advance guys i feel dumb. Does anyone know where i can find my trash.

I m not sure when it went missing. That way the trash will appear on your desktop. Running 10 8 2 and i accidentally hit remove from dock on my trash bin icon now i can t find trash anywhere on computer. The trash file is hidden so you need to find it somehow.

Restart your mac then empty the trash. If that doesn t work you might have a startup item or login item that is using the file. Then empty the trash and restart your mac normally. To temporarily prevent such items from opening automatically start up in safe mode by holding down the shift key while your mac starts up.

Launch terminal on your. You put something in it as a temporary location before you throw it out and when you do throw it out it is for the most part permanently removed. The os x trash is a relatively simple concept. Without using a third party app you can actually add a trash icon on your desktop that will work exactly as it should.

What you are going to do is create a symbolic link symlink in short to the trash app on your desktop. I can t find my trash folder on my mac it isn t on my dock and i really don t know where to find it. Drag the trash folder to the sidebar of your finder. I m new to os x.