macOS Will this shell script work to delete a folder on boot?

[AmbientChaos]

A certain app is causing empty "Recovered items" folders to appear in the Trash. According to Apple these files are OK to delete.

I will place this shell script in Login Items so it is deleted on login.

Will it work?


rm -r ~/.Trash/Recovered\ items

 

[Sciuriware]

You would remove EMPTY directories (I hate the term folder) by rmdir
rm -r is the way to delete non-empty directories with anything in it.
As you do not know exactly why those remains are left behind I would
be cautious not to delete too wildly.
;JOOP!

 

[AmbientChaos]

You would remove EMPTY directories (I hate the term folder) by rmdir

I would leave it be, but I frequently switch between Windows and OS X and after each restart there is one more Recovered Files directory (currently at Recovered Files #7). It's more annoying than anything, really.

So you're saying rmdir would be safer, as it removes empty directories, like so?

rmdir ~/.Trash/Recovered\ items

 

[Sciuriware]

Yes the rm/rmdir family is irreversable: mistakes can't be cured.
Although I wonder why that directory is left behind in Trash there are
more programs that create temporary workspace directories
and don't clean them up. E.g.: Crossover.
Then again, after some sessions you will find always something of your own
in the Trash that you might get rid of.
Be careful with (hidden) login scripts and programs: you'll forget about
their existence until in the future circumstances change and the thing is still there.
;JOOP!