how to merge Recycle Bin & Mac Trash?

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by permutations, Oct 2, 2024.

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  1. permutations

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    I mirror my Windows and Mac folders. If I delete something on a Mac drive from within Windows, it is permanently deleted. I see no way to specify this drive from within the Recycle Bin or Parallels settings. Can someone help me? How do I use the Recycle Bin for files on my Mac Z: drive?
     
    permutations, Oct 2, 2024
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  2. permutations

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    ping - does anyone have an answer? How do I use the Recycle Bin with files I access from Windows on my Mac driver?
     
    permutations, Oct 27, 2024
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  3. Ashley Chumun

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    Greetings,
    Thank you for your feedback.
    Due to the new implementation of symbolic links, deleting a file from your Windows VM will exhibit different behaviors depending on the location of the file being deleted.
    If you delete a Mac file or folder from within Windows, you'll see a Windows notification informing you that the file will be permanently deleted. Please be careful when deleting files since they can't be restored then.
    Note: If you do not receive a Parallels Desktop warning when deleting files from Shared profile folders or Shared folders, perform the following steps to reset Parallels Desktop warning dialogs.
    1. Right-click the Parallels Desktop icon (on your dock) > Preferences
    2. Switch to the Advanced Tab.
    3. Click on Reset Warnings.
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    4. A dialog informing you that "Hidden messages have been restored" is displayed.
    5. Click on OK to close the dialog box.
    For more information regarding different deletion scenarios, please check the article https://kb.parallels.com/en/130138
     
    Ashley Chumun, Oct 28, 2024
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  4. permutations

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    @Ashley Chumun Thanks for the explanation. Sounds like you're saying there's no way to use the Recycle Bin when deleting a file on a Mac drive from within Windows, correct? I'm getting the warning that it will be permanently deleted - no problem there.
     
    permutations, Oct 31, 2024
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  5. mark69

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    Behaviour is consistent with the new Symlinks method they adopter for shared folders, you can read about it here:
    https://docs.parallels.com/pdfm-ug-...ng-files-from-shared-folders-works-in-windows

    I hate this.
    How I fixed it:
    Created an autohotkey v2 script.
    It moves files/folders to a special directory (C:/123/) which acts as my recycle bin, once in a while I purge it.
    No more popup about the final deletion and also you recover the recycle bin. win/win.

    For the script send me 10$ at this BTC address.. Just kidding, posted it on github:
    https://github.com/kuitog/recycle-bin-parallels/tree/main
     
    mark69, Feb 12, 2025
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