Trash refuses to empty

deserter85 · deserter85 #1 (**permalink**)

12-30-2009, 10:30 PM

Hi guys,

I'm having a little difficulty in clearing my trash for some reason.

It seems to be perpetually stuck like this:

Can someone help me out?

Thanks in advance.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

12-30-2009, 10:53 PM

Have you tried rebooting the machine? Repairing permissions? If neither works and the trash still refuses to empty, try downloading and running "Force Empty Trash" a free application from here.

Regards.

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #3 (**permalink**)

12-30-2009, 11:09 PM

Ctrl+Shift Click the trash can => Secure Empty Trash.

deserter85 · deserter85 #4 (**permalink**)

12-30-2009, 11:13 PM

I tried the "Secure Empty Trash" method already but it still didn't work.

However, the free app "Force Empty Trash" did seem to do the trick.

Thanks guys.

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deserter85 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 58 Mac Specs: MacBook, 2.4GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 150 GB	12-30-2009, 10:30 PM Hi guys, I'm having a little difficulty in clearing my trash for some reason. It seems to be perpetually stuck like this: Can someone help me out? Thanks in advance.
	QUOTE Thanks

chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,026 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	12-30-2009, 10:53 PM Have you tried rebooting the machine? Repairing permissions? If neither works and the trash still refuses to empty, try downloading and running "Force Empty Trash" a free application from here. Regards.
	QUOTE Thanks

deserter85 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: May 24, 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 58 Mac Specs: MacBook, 2.4GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 150 GB	12-30-2009, 11:13 PM I tried the "Secure Empty Trash" method already but it still didn't work. However, the free app "Force Empty Trash" did seem to do the trick. Thanks guys.
	QUOTE Thanks

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