Sometimes the trash gets stuck when you put something from an external disk in the trash and then removes the external disk without ejecting. Have you tried that?
If you cannot reproduce the bug we shall mark it as invalid according to the guidelines : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/HowToTriage#Invalidating Thanks for reporting this bug. ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1035012 Title: Trash / Rubbish Bin shows as "full" when it's empty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1035012/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs