>   I still did not know what this 2 trash can thing was
> all about. Before install removed R14 (completely - deleting any stray configs in /opt
> and deleting any remaining dirs in /opt. Additionally, I delete ~/.trinity
> and deleted /var/tmp/*. So there was no shread of R14 around when I
> installed 3513 (I even deleted ~/.config/menus.
> 
>   My only thought on this one particular box is that it
> also had enlightenment (E17) installed which uses another similar trash setup. In
> ~/.local/share/Trash I have:
> 
> |storage_serial_ST3500630AS_6QG351C5_1.desktop ->
> /home/david/.e/e/fileman/favorites/|storage_serial_ST3500630AS_6QG351C5_1.desktop
> |storage_serial_ST3500630AS_6QG351C5_8.desktop ->
> /home/david/.e/e/fileman/favorites/|storage_serial_ST3500630AS_6QG351C5_8.desktop
> 
>   Which explains the separate trash.....

In TDE the Trash icon is a built-in. The default fresh TDE profile will display the icon, until configured otherwise in Desktop Behavior. Therefore look for other XDG locations where a Trash icon could be stored.

Darrell