STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. search for "standard shorcuts" kcm in the apps launcher and open it 2. search for "delete" action, change current shortcut to delete key, apply the change 3. restart plasma 4. select any file located on your desktop 5. press delete key 6. a dialog shows up asking for your confirmation to delete the file permanently (click "Cancel" button) OBSERVED RESULT plasma sends your file to trash EXPECTED RESULT the file remains on your desktop SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.1 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.55.0 Qt Version: 5.12.1 Additional info Observed result does not occur if I use context menu + shift key instead of keyboard shorcut.
Ooh this! I fixed this a few months ago!
Ultimately the same problem and the same fix as Bug 426573. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 426573 ***