Can't delete file in OS X 10.6.2

chatty_can · Dec 17, 2009

Aha!

I've visited this forum a dozen times (same problem for weeks now) and thought I'd make my first post here...I Googled something and found:

Solving Trash Problems

Follow the steps under "Empty and recreate an account's Trash"

- Good luck!

Jasonmel · Dec 22, 2009

Hey guys! I had the EXACT same problem. I had 10.6.2 and downloaded sixtyforce but it wouldn't delete when i no longer needed it. This is how you delete it permanently. Make sure sixtyforce is in the trash. Click on and hold the trash can. Instead of clicking "Empty Trash" hold the command button. While holding the command button instead of it saying "empty trash" it will now say "Secure Empty Trash" Click on secure empty trash, click ok and there you go! Please question me if this does not work

Thank you for your post! I found the answer on that website

Lo'oris · Feb 20, 2010

this is odd, I also had this problem with sixtyforce!
and the process using it was... Finder.
easily solved killing finder and then removing with rm, but still ***.

MasalaPeanut · Mar 5, 2010

Well, all these suggestions are not only risky for those who don't know what they're doing like myself but they're also unnecessary. I had the same problem and couldn't find a way to delete it when I accidentally happened to stumble upon this solution.

1) Simply click "Finder" next to the apple logo on the top left hand corner.
2)Click "Secure Empty Trash"
3) Agree to the prompt.
4) Done.

This worked for me so yea... Happy emptying your trash! =)

6string · Mar 5, 2010

MasalaPeanut said:
Well, all these suggestions are not only risky for those who don't know what they're doing like myself but they're also unnecessary. I had the same problem and couldn't find a way to delete it when I accidentally happened to stumble upon this solution.

1) Simply click "Finder" next to the apple logo on the top left hand corner.
2)Click "Secure Empty Trash"
3) Agree to the prompt.
4) Done.

This worked for me so yea... Happy emptying your trash! =)

Secure empty trash is different to force empty trash, which in this case is what the OP has been trying to do, and a running process has not made this possible!!!

ilovecoffee · Mar 8, 2010

Secure Empty Trash

go to finder then click
finder --> secure empty trash
worked for me

wrongmark2 · Aug 28, 2010

jasonmel said:
hey guys! I had the exact same problem. I had 10.6.2 and downloaded sixtyforce but it wouldn't delete when i no longer needed it. This is how you delete it permanently. Make sure sixtyforce is in the trash. Click on and hold the trash can. Instead of clicking "empty trash" hold the command button. While holding the command button instead of it saying "empty trash" it will now say "secure empty trash" click on secure empty trash, click ok and there you go! Please question me if this does not work

thank you for your post! I found the answer on that website

boom! Done! Thanks.

gnehsse · Dec 26, 2010

This is how to fix the sixtyforce problem!

MasalaPeanut said:
Well, all these suggestions are not only risky for those who don't know what they're doing like myself but they're also unnecessary. I had the same problem and couldn't find a way to delete it when I accidentally happened to stumble upon this solution.

1) Simply click "Finder" next to the apple logo on the top left hand corner.
2)Click "Secure Empty Trash"
3) Agree to the prompt.
4) Done.

This worked for me so yea... Happy emptying your trash! =)

This worked for me too!!! Haha...funny to think how simple of a solution this was, makes me feel pretty retarded for not figuring it out myself.

jplourde · May 19, 2011

I had same problem, tried the following

then run the following terminal commands (one command per line). enter them one by one.

osascript -e 'tell application "finder" to quit'
rm -rf ~/.Trash

then click on Finder in the dock. see if trash is now empty.

Solution found at:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2273950?threadID=2273950&tstart=0

dlazzara777 · Jun 16, 2011

Solved the can't delete sixtyforce problem

Hey guys,

If you place the sixtyforce file in the trash then go to Finder>Secure Empty trash it will delete it permanently and apparently stop whatever is using it.