diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/Makefile.am b/tdeioslave/trash/Makefile.am
index a3c8253e0..ee27b3d2a 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/Makefile.am
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ messages:
 	$(XGETTEXT) `find . -name "*.cc" -o -name "*.cpp" -o -name "*.h"` -o $(podir)/tdeio_trash.pot
 
 # ktrashpropsdlgplugin target
-noinst_HEADERS = ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h discspaceutil.h
+noinst_HEADERS = ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h discspaceutil.h trash_constant.h
 
 ktrashpropsdlgplugin_la_SOURCES = ktrashpropsdlgplugin.cpp discspaceutil.cpp trashimpl.cpp
 ktrashpropsdlgplugin_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -module $(KDE_PLUGIN)
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.cpp b/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.cpp
index 157790c5f..87a70ae45 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.cpp
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
 
 #include "ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h"
 #include "discspaceutil.h"
+#include "trash_constant.h"
 #include "trashimpl.h"
 
+#include <tqbuttongroup.h>
 #include <tqcheckbox.h>
 #include <tqcombobox.h>
 #include <tqlabel.h>
 #include <tqlayout.h>
 #include <tqlistbox.h>
+#include <tqradiobutton.h>
 #include <tqspinbox.h>
 
 #include <kdesktopfile.h>
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@
 
 #include <kdebug.h>
 
+using namespace TrashConstant;
+
 typedef KGenericFactory<KTrashPropsDlgPlugin, KPropertiesDialog> Factory;
 K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY( ktrashpropsdlgplugin, Factory( "ktrashpropsdlgplugin" ) )
 
@@ -69,14 +74,25 @@ KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::KTrashPropsDlgPlugin( KPropertiesDialog *dialog, const cha
   TQFrame *frame = dialog->addPage( i18n( "Size Limits" ) );
   setupGui( frame );
 
-
   mUseTimeLimit->setChecked( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].useTimeLimit );
   mUseSizeLimit->setChecked( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].useSizeLimit );
+  mSizeLimitType = mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].sizeLimitType;
+	if ( mSizeLimitType == SIZE_LIMIT_FIXED )
+	{
+		mRbFixedSize->setChecked( true );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		mRbPercentSize->setChecked( true );
+	}
+	
   mDays->setValue( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].days );
-  mPercent->setValue( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].percent );
-  mPercent->setPrecision(3);
+  mPercentSize->setValue( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].percent );
+  mFixedSize->setValue( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].fixedSize );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].fixedSizeUnit );
   mLimitReachedAction->setCurrentItem( mConfigMap[ mCurrentTrash ].actionType );
-  percentChanged(mPercent->value());
+  percentSizeChanged(mPercentSize->value());
+  fixedSizeChanged(mFixedSize->value());
 
   useTypeChanged();
 
@@ -90,20 +106,112 @@ KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::KTrashPropsDlgPlugin( KPropertiesDialog *dialog, const cha
            this, TQT_SLOT( setDirty() ) );
   connect( mUseSizeLimit, TQT_SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ),
            this, TQT_SLOT( useTypeChanged() ) );
-  connect( mPercent, TQT_SIGNAL( valueChanged( double ) ),
-           this, TQT_SLOT( percentChanged( double ) ) );
-  connect( mPercent, TQT_SIGNAL( valueChanged( double ) ),
+  connect( mPercentSize, TQT_SIGNAL( valueChanged( double ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( percentSizeChanged( double ) ) );
+  connect( mFixedSize, TQT_SIGNAL( valueChanged( double ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( fixedSizeChanged( double ) ) );
+  connect( mPercentSize, TQT_SIGNAL( valueChanged( double ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( setDirty() ) );
+  connect( mFixedSize, TQT_SIGNAL( valueChanged( double ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( setDirty() ) );
+  connect( mFixedSizeUnit, TQT_SIGNAL( activated( int ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( fixedSizeUnitActivated( int ) ) );
+  connect( mRbPercentSize, TQT_SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( rbPercentSizeToggled( bool ) ) );
+  connect( mRbPercentSize, TQT_SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( setDirty() ) );
+  connect( mRbFixedSize, TQT_SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ),
+           this, TQT_SLOT( rbFixedSizeToggled( bool ) ) );
+  connect( mRbFixedSize, TQT_SIGNAL( toggled( bool ) ),
            this, TQT_SLOT( setDirty() ) );
   connect( mLimitReachedAction, TQT_SIGNAL( activated( int ) ),
            this, TQT_SLOT( setDirty() ) );
 
- trashChanged( 0 );
+  trashChanged( 0 );
 }
 
 KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::~KTrashPropsDlgPlugin()
 {
 }
 
+void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::setupGui( TQFrame *frame )
+{
+  TQVBoxLayout *layout = new TQVBoxLayout( frame, 11, 6 );
+
+  TrashImpl::TrashDirMap map = mTrashImpl->trashDirectories();
+  if ( map.count() != 1 ) {
+    // If we have multiple trashes, we setup a widget to choose
+    // which trash to configure
+    TQListBox *mountPoints = new TQListBox( frame );
+    layout->addWidget( mountPoints );
+
+    const TQPixmap folderPixmap = TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->loadIcon( "folder", TDEIcon::Small );
+    TQMapConstIterator<int, TQString> it;
+    for ( it = map.begin(); it != map.end(); ++it ) {
+      DiscSpaceUtil util( it.data() );
+      mountPoints->insertItem( folderPixmap, util.mountPoint(), it.key() ); 
+    }
+
+    mountPoints->setCurrentItem( 0 );
+
+    connect( mountPoints, TQT_SIGNAL( highlighted( int ) ), TQT_SLOT( trashChanged( int ) ) );
+  } else {
+    mCurrentTrash = map[0];
+  }
+
+  TQHBoxLayout *daysLayout = new TQHBoxLayout( layout );
+
+  mUseTimeLimit = new TQCheckBox( i18n( "Delete files older than:" ), frame );
+  daysLayout->addWidget( mUseTimeLimit );
+  mDays = new TQSpinBox( 1, 365, 1, frame );
+  mDays->setSuffix( " days" );
+  daysLayout->addWidget( mDays );
+
+  TQGridLayout *sizeLayout = new TQGridLayout( layout, 2, 2 );
+  mUseSizeLimit = new TQCheckBox( i18n( "Limit to maximum size" ), frame );
+  sizeLayout->addMultiCellWidget( mUseSizeLimit, 0, 0, 0, 1 );
+
+  mSizeWidget = new TQWidget( frame );
+  sizeLayout->setColSpacing( 0, 30 );
+  sizeLayout->addWidget( mSizeWidget, 1, 1 );
+
+  TQGridLayout *sizeWidgetLayout = new TQGridLayout( mSizeWidget, 3, 3, 11, 6 );
+  
+ 	mRbPercentSize = new TQRadioButton( i18n("&Percentage:"), mSizeWidget );
+ 	mRbFixedSize = new TQRadioButton( i18n("&Fixed size:"), mSizeWidget );
+ 	sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mRbPercentSize, 0, 0 );
+ 	sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mRbFixedSize, 1, 0 );
+
+  mPercentSize = new KDoubleSpinBox( 0, 100, 0.1, 10, 2, mSizeWidget );
+  mPercentSize->setSuffix( " %" );
+  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mPercentSize, 0, 1 );
+  mSizeLabel = new TQLabel( mSizeWidget );
+  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mSizeLabel, 0, 2 );
+
+  mFixedSize = new KDoubleSpinBox( 0, 1024*1024, 1, 500, 2, mSizeWidget );
+  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mFixedSize, 1, 1 );
+  mFixedSizeUnit = new TQComboBox( mSizeWidget );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->setEditable( false );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->insertItem( i18n( "Bytes" ), SIZE_ID_B );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->insertItem( i18n( "KBytes" ), SIZE_ID_KB );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->insertItem( i18n( "MBytes" ), SIZE_ID_MB );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->insertItem( i18n( "GBytes" ), SIZE_ID_GB );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->insertItem( i18n( "TBytes" ), SIZE_ID_TB );
+  mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem( 2 );
+  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mFixedSizeUnit, 1, 2 );
+  
+  TQLabel *label = new TQLabel( i18n( "When limit reached:" ), mSizeWidget );
+  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( label, 2, 0 );
+
+  mLimitReachedAction = new TQComboBox( mSizeWidget );
+  mLimitReachedAction->insertItem( i18n( "Warn me" ) );
+  mLimitReachedAction->insertItem( i18n( "Delete oldest files from trash" ) );
+  mLimitReachedAction->insertItem( i18n( "Delete biggest files from trash" ) );
+  sizeWidgetLayout->addMultiCellWidget( mLimitReachedAction, 2, 2, 1, 2 );
+
+  layout->addStretch();
+}
+
 void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::applyChanges()
 {
   if ( !mCurrentTrash.isEmpty() ) {
@@ -111,7 +219,17 @@ void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::applyChanges()
     entry.useTimeLimit = mUseTimeLimit->isChecked();
     entry.days = mDays->value();
     entry.useSizeLimit = mUseSizeLimit->isChecked();
-    entry.percent = mPercent->value(),
+    if (mRbFixedSize->isChecked())
+    {
+    	entry.sizeLimitType = SIZE_LIMIT_FIXED;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+    	entry.sizeLimitType = SIZE_LIMIT_PERCENT;
+    }
+    entry.percent = mPercentSize->value();
+    entry.fixedSize = mFixedSize->value();
+    entry.fixedSizeUnit = mFixedSizeUnit->currentItem();
     entry.actionType = mLimitReachedAction->currentItem();
     mConfigMap.insert( mCurrentTrash, entry );
   }
@@ -119,41 +237,107 @@ void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::applyChanges()
   writeConfig();
 }
 
-void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::percentChanged( double percent )
+void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::percentSizeChanged( double percent )
 {
   DiscSpaceUtil util( mCurrentTrash );
-
   double partitionSize = util.size() * 1024.0; // convert to byte
-
   double size = partitionSize*(percent/100.0);
 
-	// FIXME It would be good if precision step depended on max HD size
-  mPercent->setPrecision(3);
-
-  TQString unit = i18n( "Byte" );
-  if ( size > 1024 ) {
-    unit = i18n( "KByte" );
+  TQString unit = i18n( "Bytes" );
+  if ( size >= 1024 ) {
+    unit = i18n( "KBytes" );
     size = size/1024.0;
-    mPercent->setLineStep(0.001);
   }
-  if ( size > 1024 ) {
-    unit = i18n( "MByte" );
+  if ( size >= 1024 ) {
+    unit = i18n( "MBytes" );
     size = size/1024.0;
-    mPercent->setLineStep(0.01);
   }
-  if ( size > 1024 ) {
-    unit = i18n( "GByte" );
+  if ( size >= 1024 ) {
+    unit = i18n( "GBytes" );
     size = size/1024.0;
-    mPercent->setLineStep(0.1);
   }
-  if ( size > 1024 ) {
-    unit = i18n( "TByte" );
+  if ( size >= 1024 ) {
+    unit = i18n( "TBytes" );
     size = size/1024.0;
-    mPercent->setLineStep(1);
   }
 
   mSizeLabel->setText( i18n( "(%1 %2)" ).arg( TQString::number( size, 'f', 2 ) ).arg( unit ) );
+}
 
+void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::fixedSizeChanged( double value )
+{
+	int currItem = mFixedSizeUnit->currentItem();
+	if (value > 1023.999 && currItem >= SIZE_ID_TB)
+	{
+	  // Max limit 1024 TBytes
+		mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem(SIZE_ID_TB);
+		mFixedSize->setValue(1024.0);
+	}
+	else if (value > 1023.999 && currItem < SIZE_ID_TB)
+	{
+		// Scale up to higher measure unit
+	  while (value > 1023.999 && currItem < SIZE_ID_TB)
+	  {
+			++currItem;
+			value /= 1024.0;
+		}
+		mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem(currItem);
+		mFixedSize->setValue(value);
+	}
+	else if (value < 0.001)
+	{
+		// Scale down to lower measure unit
+	  int currItem = mFixedSizeUnit->currentItem();		
+	  if (currItem > SIZE_ID_B)
+	  {
+	  	mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem(currItem - 1);
+	  	mFixedSize->setValue(1023.0);
+	  }
+	}
+	// Need to call this manually because "activated" is not emitted by "mFixedSizeUnit"
+	// when the index is changed programmatically (see TQComboBox API docs)
+	fixedSizeUnitActivated(mFixedSizeUnit->currentItem());
+}
+
+void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::fixedSizeUnitActivated(int index)
+{
+	// Bytes can not be split into fractions
+	if (index == SIZE_ID_B)
+	{
+		mFixedSize->setPrecision(0);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		mFixedSize->setPrecision(2);
+	}
+}
+    
+void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::rbPercentSizeToggled( bool buttonOn)
+{
+	if (buttonOn)
+	{
+		mRbFixedSize->setChecked(false);
+		mSizeLimitType = SIZE_LIMIT_PERCENT;
+	}
+	else if (!mRbFixedSize->isChecked())
+	{
+		// Set the button back on if the user clicked it twice
+		mRbPercentSize->setChecked(true);
+	}
+}
+    
+void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::rbFixedSizeToggled( bool buttonOn)
+{
+	if (buttonOn)
+	{
+		mRbPercentSize->setChecked(false);
+		mSizeLimitType = SIZE_LIMIT_FIXED;
+	}
+	else if (!mRbPercentSize->isChecked())
+	{
+		// Set the button back on if the user clicked it twice
+		mRbFixedSize->setChecked(true);
+	}
 }
 
 void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::trashChanged( int value )
@@ -165,7 +349,10 @@ void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::trashChanged( int value )
     entry.useTimeLimit = mUseTimeLimit->isChecked();
     entry.days = mDays->value();
     entry.useSizeLimit = mUseSizeLimit->isChecked();
-    entry.percent = mPercent->value(),
+    entry.sizeLimitType = mSizeLimitType;
+    entry.percent = mPercentSize->value(),
+    entry.fixedSize = mFixedSize->value();
+    entry.fixedSizeUnit = mFixedSizeUnit->currentItem();
     entry.actionType = mLimitReachedAction->currentItem();
     mConfigMap.insert( mCurrentTrash, entry );
   }
@@ -177,17 +364,31 @@ void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::trashChanged( int value )
     mUseTimeLimit->setChecked( entry.useTimeLimit );
     mDays->setValue( entry.days );
     mUseSizeLimit->setChecked( entry.useSizeLimit );
-    mPercent->setValue( entry.percent );
+		if ( mSizeLimitType == SIZE_LIMIT_FIXED )
+		{
+			mRbFixedSize->setChecked( true );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			mRbPercentSize->setChecked( true );
+		}
+    mPercentSize->setValue( entry.percent );
+		mFixedSize->setValue( entry.fixedSize );
+		mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem( entry.fixedSizeUnit );
     mLimitReachedAction->setCurrentItem( entry.actionType );
   } else {
     mUseTimeLimit->setChecked( false );
     mDays->setValue( 7 );
     mUseSizeLimit->setChecked( true );
-    mPercent->setValue( 10.0 );
+    mRbPercentSize->setChecked( true );
+    mPercentSize->setValue( 10.0 );
+		mFixedSize->setValue( 500 );
+		mFixedSizeUnit->setCurrentItem( SIZE_ID_MB );
     mLimitReachedAction->setCurrentItem( 0 );
   }
 
-  percentChanged( mPercent->value() );
+  percentSizeChanged( mPercentSize->value() );
+  fixedSizeChanged( mFixedSize->value() );
 }
 
 void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::useTypeChanged()
@@ -209,7 +410,10 @@ void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::readConfig()
       entry.useTimeLimit = config.readBoolEntry( "UseTimeLimit", false );
       entry.days = config.readNumEntry( "Days", 7 );
       entry.useSizeLimit = config.readBoolEntry( "UseSizeLimit", true );
+	    entry.sizeLimitType = config.readNumEntry( "SizeLimitType", SIZE_LIMIT_PERCENT );
       entry.percent = config.readDoubleNumEntry( "Percent", 10 );
+      entry.fixedSize = config.readDoubleNumEntry( "FixedSize", 500 );
+      entry.fixedSizeUnit = config.readNumEntry( "FixedSizeUnit", SIZE_ID_MB );
       entry.actionType = config.readNumEntry( "LimitReachedAction", 0 );
       mConfigMap.insert( groups[ i ], entry );
     }
@@ -232,77 +436,14 @@ void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::writeConfig()
     config.writeEntry( "UseTimeLimit", it.data().useTimeLimit );
     config.writeEntry( "Days", it.data().days );
     config.writeEntry( "UseSizeLimit", it.data().useSizeLimit );
+    config.writeEntry( "SizeLimitType", it.data().sizeLimitType );
     config.writeEntry( "Percent", it.data().percent );
+    config.writeEntry( "FixedSize", it.data().fixedSize );
+    config.writeEntry( "FixedSizeUnit", it.data().fixedSizeUnit );
     config.writeEntry( "LimitReachedAction", it.data().actionType );
   }
 
   config.sync();
 }
 
-void KTrashPropsDlgPlugin::setupGui( TQFrame *frame )
-{
-  TQVBoxLayout *layout = new TQVBoxLayout( frame, 11, 6 );
-
-  TrashImpl::TrashDirMap map = mTrashImpl->trashDirectories();
-  if ( map.count() != 1 ) {
-    // If we have multiple trashes, we setup a widget to choose
-    // which trash to configure
-    TQListBox *mountPoints = new TQListBox( frame );
-    layout->addWidget( mountPoints );
-
-    const TQPixmap folderPixmap = TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->loadIcon( "folder", TDEIcon::Small );
-    TQMapConstIterator<int, TQString> it;
-    for ( it = map.begin(); it != map.end(); ++it ) {
-      DiscSpaceUtil util( it.data() );
-      mountPoints->insertItem( folderPixmap, util.mountPoint(), it.key() ); 
-    }
-
-    mountPoints->setCurrentItem( 0 );
-
-    connect( mountPoints, TQT_SIGNAL( highlighted( int ) ), TQT_SLOT( trashChanged( int ) ) );
-  } else {
-    mCurrentTrash = map[0];
-  }
-
-  TQHBoxLayout *daysLayout = new TQHBoxLayout( layout );
-
-  mUseTimeLimit = new TQCheckBox( i18n( "Delete files older than:" ), frame );
-  daysLayout->addWidget( mUseTimeLimit );
-  mDays = new TQSpinBox( 1, 365, 1, frame );
-  mDays->setSuffix( " days" );
-  daysLayout->addWidget( mDays );
-
-  TQGridLayout *sizeLayout = new TQGridLayout( layout, 2, 2 );
-  mUseSizeLimit = new TQCheckBox( i18n( "Limit to maximum size" ), frame );
-  sizeLayout->addMultiCellWidget( mUseSizeLimit, 0, 0, 0, 1 );
-
-  mSizeWidget = new TQWidget( frame );
-  sizeLayout->setColSpacing( 0, 30 );
-  sizeLayout->addWidget( mSizeWidget, 1, 1 );
-
-  TQGridLayout *sizeWidgetLayout = new TQGridLayout( mSizeWidget, 2, 3, 11, 6 );
-
-  TQLabel *label = new TQLabel( i18n( "Maximum Size:" ), mSizeWidget );
-  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( label, 0, 0 );
-
-  mPercent = new KDoubleSpinBox( 0.001, 100, 1, 10, 3, mSizeWidget );
-  mPercent->setSuffix( " %" );
-  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mPercent, 0, 1 );
-
-  mSizeLabel = new TQLabel( mSizeWidget );
-  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( mSizeLabel, 0, 2 );
-
-  label = new TQLabel( i18n( "When limit reached:" ), mSizeWidget );
-  sizeWidgetLayout->addWidget( label, 1, 0 );
-
-  mLimitReachedAction = new TQComboBox( mSizeWidget );
-  mLimitReachedAction->insertItem( i18n( "Warn me" ) );
-  mLimitReachedAction->insertItem( i18n( "Delete oldest files from trash" ) );
-  mLimitReachedAction->insertItem( i18n( "Delete biggest files from trash" ) );
-  sizeWidgetLayout->addMultiCellWidget( mLimitReachedAction, 1, 1, 1, 2 );
-
-  layout->addStretch();
-
-}
-
 #include "ktrashpropsdlgplugin.moc"
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h b/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h
index b62ba127d..d21dd4578 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/ktrashpropsdlgplugin.h
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@
 #ifndef KTRASHPROPSDLGPLUGIN_H
 #define KTRASHPROPSDLGPLUGIN_H
 
-#include <kpropertiesdialog.h>
+#include "kpropertiesdialog.h"
 
 class KDoubleSpinBox;
 class TQCheckBox;
 class TQComboBox;
 class TQFrame;
 class TQLabel;
+class TQRadioButton;
 class TQSpinBox;
 class TrashImpl;
 
@@ -43,21 +44,29 @@ class KTrashPropsDlgPlugin : public KPropsDlgPlugin
     virtual void applyChanges();
 
   private slots:
-    void percentChanged( double );
+    void percentSizeChanged( double );
+		void fixedSizeChanged( double );
+		void fixedSizeUnitActivated ( int );
+		void rbPercentSizeToggled( bool );
+		void rbFixedSizeToggled( bool );
     void trashChanged( int );
     void useTypeChanged();
-
+  	
   private:
     void readConfig();
     void writeConfig();
     void setupGui( TQFrame *frame );
 
     TQCheckBox *mUseTimeLimit;
-    TQSpinBox *mDays;
+    TQSpinBox  *mDays;
     TQCheckBox *mUseSizeLimit;
-    TQWidget *mSizeWidget;
-    KDoubleSpinBox *mPercent;
-    TQLabel *mSizeLabel;
+    int        mSizeLimitType;
+    TQWidget   *mSizeWidget;
+    TQRadioButton *mRbPercentSize, *mRbFixedSize;
+    KDoubleSpinBox *mPercentSize;
+    KDoubleSpinBox *mFixedSize;
+    TQComboBox *mFixedSizeUnit;
+    TQLabel    *mSizeLabel;
     TQComboBox *mLimitReachedAction;
 
     TrashImpl *mTrashImpl;
@@ -67,7 +76,10 @@ class KTrashPropsDlgPlugin : public KPropsDlgPlugin
       bool useTimeLimit;
       int days;
       bool useSizeLimit;
+      int sizeLimitType;
       double percent;
+      double fixedSize;
+      int fixedSizeUnit;
       int actionType;
     } ConfigEntry;
 
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/tdefile-plugin/tdefile_trash.cpp b/tdeioslave/trash/tdefile-plugin/tdefile_trash.cpp
index 5c903fcb8..e7bfdc280 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/tdefile-plugin/tdefile_trash.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/tdefile-plugin/tdefile_trash.cpp
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ void KTrashPlugin::makeMimeTypeInfo(const TQString& mimeType)
     KFileMimeTypeInfo::GroupInfo* group =
             addGroupInfo(info, "General", i18n("General"));
 
-    KFileMimeTypeInfo::ItemInfo* item;
-    item = addItemInfo(group, "OriginalPath", i18n("Original Path"), TQVariant::String);
-    item = addItemInfo(group, "DateOfDeletion", i18n("Date of Deletion"), TQVariant::DateTime);
+    addItemInfo(group, "OriginalPath", i18n("Original Path"), TQVariant::String);
+    addItemInfo(group, "DateOfDeletion", i18n("Date of Deletion"), TQVariant::DateTime);
 }
 
 bool KTrashPlugin::readInfo(KFileMetaInfo& info, uint)
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/tdeio_trash.h b/tdeioslave/trash/tdeio_trash.h
index 157db3464..964e05f9a 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/tdeio_trash.h
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/tdeio_trash.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <tdeio/slavebase.h>
 #include "trashimpl.h"
+
 namespace TDEIO { class Job; }
 
 typedef TrashImpl::TrashedFileInfo TrashedFileInfo;
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/trash_constant.h b/tdeioslave/trash/trash_constant.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aab42b3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/trash_constant.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* This file is part of the TDE project
+   Copyright (C) 2016 Michele Calgaro <michele__DOT__calgaro__AT__yahoo__DOT__it
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+   along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+   the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+   Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef TRASH_CONSTANT_H
+#define TRASH_CONSTANT_H
+
+namespace TrashConstant
+{
+  	enum
+  	{
+  		SIZE_LIMIT_PERCENT = 0,
+  		SIZE_LIMIT_FIXED = 1,
+  	};
+  	
+  	enum
+  	{
+  		SIZE_ID_B = 0,
+  		SIZE_ID_KB = 1,
+  		SIZE_ID_MB = 2,
+  		SIZE_ID_GB = 3,
+  		SIZE_ID_TB = 4
+  	};
+}
+  	
+#endif
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.cpp b/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.cpp
index e6b219a13..6de7edd2a 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <tdelocale.h>
 #include <klargefile.h>
-#include <tdeio/global.h>
 #include <tdeio/renamedlg.h>
 #include <tdeio/job.h>
 #include <kdebug.h>
@@ -35,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <tdefileitem.h>
 #include <tdeio/chmodjob.h>
 
-#include <dcopref.h>
-
 #include <tqapplication.h>
 #include <tqeventloop.h>
 #include <tqfile.h>
@@ -51,6 +48,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include "trash_constant.h"
+
 TrashImpl::TrashImpl() :
     TQObject(),
     m_lastErrorCode( 0 ),
@@ -976,7 +975,10 @@ bool TrashImpl::adaptTrashSize( const TQString& origPath, int trashId )
 
     bool useTimeLimit = config.readBoolEntry( "UseTimeLimit", false );
     bool useSizeLimit = config.readBoolEntry( "UseSizeLimit", true );
+		int  sizeLimitType = config.readNumEntry( "SizeLimitType", TrashConstant::SIZE_LIMIT_PERCENT );
     double percent = config.readDoubleNumEntry( "Percent", 10 );
+		double fixedSize = config.readDoubleNumEntry( "FixedSize", 500 );
+		int fixedSizeUnit = config.readNumEntry( "FixedSizeUnit", TrashConstant::SIZE_ID_MB );
     int actionType = config.readNumEntry( "LimitReachedAction", 0 );
 
     if ( useTimeLimit ) { // delete all files in trash older than X days
@@ -998,33 +1000,32 @@ bool TrashImpl::adaptTrashSize( const TQString& origPath, int trashId )
     }
 
     if ( useSizeLimit ) { // check if size limit exceeded
-
         // calculate size of the files to be put into the trash
         unsigned long additionalSize = DiscSpaceUtil::sizeOfPath( origPath );
-
-        DiscSpaceUtil util( trashPath + "/files/" );
-        if ( util.usage( additionalSize ) >= percent ) {
+        TQString trashPathName = trashPath + "/files/";
+        DiscSpaceUtil util( trashPathName );
+        unsigned long requiredTrashSpace = util.sizeOfPath(trashPathName) + additionalSize;
+        unsigned long trashLimit = 0;
+        if ( sizeLimitType == TrashConstant::SIZE_LIMIT_PERCENT)
+        {
+        	trashLimit = (unsigned long)(1024 * percent * util.size() / 100.0);
+        }
+        else if ( sizeLimitType == TrashConstant::SIZE_LIMIT_FIXED)
+        {
+        	double trashLimitTemp = fixedSize;
+        	while (fixedSizeUnit > TrashConstant::SIZE_ID_B)
+					{
+						trashLimitTemp *= 1024;
+						--fixedSizeUnit;
+					}
+	        trashLimit = (unsigned long)trashLimitTemp;
+        }
+        if ( requiredTrashSpace > trashLimit ) {
             if ( actionType == 0 ) { // warn the user only
                 m_lastErrorCode = TDEIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED;
                 m_lastErrorMessage = i18n( "The trash has reached its maximum size!\nClean the trash manually." );
                 return false;
             } else {
-                // before we start to remove any files from the trash,
-                // check whether the new file will fit into the trash
-                // at all...
-
-                unsigned long partitionSize = util.size(); // in kB
-                unsigned long fileSize = additionalSize/1024; // convert to kB
-
-                if ( ((double)fileSize*100/(double)partitionSize) >= percent ) {
-                    m_lastErrorCode = TDEIO::ERR_SLAVE_DEFINED;
-                    m_lastErrorMessage = i18n( "The file is too big to be trashed because it exceeds the maximum size set for the trash bin." );
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                // the size of the to be trashed file is ok, so lets start removing
-                // some other files from the trash
-
                 TQDir dir( trashPath + "/files" );
                 const TQFileInfoList *infos = 0;
                 if ( actionType == 1 )  // delete oldest files first
@@ -1038,11 +1039,9 @@ bool TrashImpl::adaptTrashSize( const TQString& origPath, int trashId )
                 TQFileInfo *info;
                 bool deleteFurther = true;
                 while ( ((info = it.current()) != 0) && deleteFurther ) {
-
                     if ( info->fileName() != "." && info->fileName() != ".." ) {
                         del( trashId, info->fileName() ); // delete trashed file
-
-                        if ( util.usage( additionalSize ) < percent ) // check whether we have enough space now
+                        if ( (util.sizeOfPath(trashPathName) + additionalSize) < trashLimit ) // check whether we have enough space now
                             deleteFurther = false;
                     }
                     ++it;
diff --git a/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.h b/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.h
index 812922364..6e7af2bad 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.h
+++ b/tdeioslave/trash/trashimpl.h
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 
 #include <tqstring.h>
 #include <tqdatetime.h>
-#include <tqmap.h>
-#include <tqvaluelist.h>
-#include <tqstrlist.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 /**