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Big Sur trash and junk

When I delete files from "All Trash" and "All Junk" folders nothing appears in the Trash Can (far right in the dock). Where are these files going?

Mac Pro, macOS 11.0

Posted on Dec 1, 2020 12:02 PM

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Dec 1, 2020 1:59 PM in response to John Galt

John:


Thanks for responding. I am referring to the Mail app, but the problem is not a missing trash folder. I have all of my trash and junk folders. The problem is that files deleted from these folders do not appear in the trash can on the right side of the dock. Consequently, I can't open the trash can to check it's contents, nor can I put back any files I want to keep.

Dec 1, 2020 2:50 PM in response to AJD1170

I understood what you wrote; I just didn't believe it. I don't know of any Mail version that ever sent deleted Mail messages to the Finder's Trash. Mail manages its own Trash, and depending on your email service provider and its settings, deleted Mail messages may exist locally, "on your Mac", or on the email service's servers.


In any event if you're looking for deleted email messages in the Finder's Trash, I think you're looking in the wrong place.

Big Sur trash and junk

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