yorukot/superfile · error

%s is already inside a trash directory

Error message

%s is already inside a trash directory

What it means

Error "%s is already inside a trash directory" thrown in yorukot/superfile.

Source

Thrown at src/internal/trash/trash_linux.go:60

		return false
	}
	_, err = selectTrashDir(pathAbs, true)
	return err == nil
}

func Move(path string) (Result, error) {
	srcAbs, err := filepath.Abs(path)
	if err != nil {
		return Result{OriginalPath: path, Backend: BackendFreeDesktop}, err
	}
	srcAbs = filepath.Clean(srcAbs)
	if srcAbs == string(filepath.Separator) {
		return Result{OriginalPath: srcAbs, Backend: BackendFreeDesktop},
			errors.New("refusing to trash filesystem root")
	}
	if isInsideKnownTrash(srcAbs) {
		return Result{OriginalPath: srcAbs, Backend: BackendFreeDesktop},
			fmt.Errorf("%s is already inside a trash directory", srcAbs)
	}

	td, err := selectTrashDir(srcAbs, true)
	if err != nil {
		return Result{OriginalPath: srcAbs, Backend: BackendFreeDesktop}, err
	}

	trashName, infoPath, filesPath, err := reserveTrashInfo(td, srcAbs)
	if err != nil {
		return Result{OriginalPath: srcAbs, Backend: BackendFreeDesktop}, err
	}

	if err := movePath(srcAbs, filesPath); err != nil {
		_ = os.Remove(infoPath)
		_ = os.RemoveAll(filesPath)
		return Result{OriginalPath: srcAbs, Backend: BackendFreeDesktop}, err
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/internal/trash/trash_linux.go:60 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of yorukot/superfile@b72f550bc6 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/360436a441d78435. Report an issue: GitHub.