Moving the Trash to the Desktop

[Phil St. Romain]

Trash X (http://homepage.mac.com/northernSW/trashx.html) Shareware.

- from the description at versiontracker.com

Trash X is a fully functional trashcan for Mac OS X. Extremely simple to use, it functions just like the classic Mac OS Trashcan - files and folders dropped on it are moved to the trash, and disks droppped on it are ejected. In addition, it also features numerous functions for the power user:
Instantly delete files and folders without sending them to the trash. Empty trash only on selected disks. Securely Delete (Shred) trash only on selected disks. Securely Delete (Shred) files and folders. Securely Overwrite (Shred) available free space on disks.
And of course, you can use it just like the trashcan you've always had on your desktop. Trash X is completely safe and it requires no system hacks or Terminal command line voodoo. Place an alias or copy of it on your desktop, in your documents folder, or anywhere else you wish. COOL TIP: Put Trash X in your Finder windows toolbar to have easy access to it in any folder.

[sao]

Well, if you don't have money to pay, you could always use :

xTrash!?
"Finally you can stick your trash where you like."
Now with xEject!? for those times when a little trash just isn't enough!

And it comes with one of the funniest readme files I have ever read :

<< xTrash!? is an AppleScript droplet for Mac OS X which moves whatever
you drop on it to the trash. You can keep a copy on your desktop, put a
copy in any folder, or in every folder if you like. Additionally, if you
double click it, you will be presented with a dialog allowing you to quickly
view the contents of the trash, empty the trash, or cancel the whole process
entirely. The third feature is exceptionally useful for those moments when
you need to look busy.
xTrash!? is safe and effective, pleasant to look at, and won't harm the
ozone layer in any way. Best of all, it's free. Go ahead, make copies. Send
them to your loved ones as gifts. You don't even need to include the
documentation (er, what documentation?). They'll figure it out, I'm sure.
And if not, at least they'll look busy for a while.
Good luck!
xTrash!? is underware. If you find it useful, go to work sometime without
your undies. What the heck, even if you think it's a total waste...
everything i'm allowed to © 2001 is mine, the rest belongs to somebody else
IMPORTANT NOTE: There is one known minor, little bug. Every once in a while, xTrash!?
will throw itself away and leave what you are attempting to discard exactly where it is.
Should this occur, simply retrieve xTrash!? from the actual trash and restore it or empty
the trash immeditately if you prefer. Either way, it's really something to see.>>

Made by an anonymous contributor to ResExcellence, you can pick it up here:

http://www.ResExcellence.com/news_tools_02/12-28-01t.html

Of course Trash X has many functions and can do more things, so it's not the same.

But xTrash!? it's free.

Cheers...

[Andrew LaGow]

...Of course, if you hook your Dock to the right, the Trash is right where it's always been, except in the Dock. Use TinkerTool to anchor the Dock to the bottom and the Trash ceases being a moving target.

On the other hand, command-delete moves any selected file or folder to the Trash, command-shift-delete empties the Trash (also-control-clicking on the Trash icon when the Trash is in the Dock) and command-E ejects any selected disk or volume. Thus are all the Trash's traditional functions taken care of with simple keyboard commands.


Andy