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Can't Empty Trash - Locked Files
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<blockquote data-quote="sasajs" data-source="post: 1226649" data-attributes="member: 199884"><p>I have a silly problem, but can't figure out what to do. </p><p></p><p>I bought an external hard drive. I was moving some stuff and accidentally made a copy of what looks like my home direct/internal hard drive. </p><p></p><p>Deleted the copy and verified I have everything I need on my internal drive. </p><p></p><p>My time machine backup no longer works because it doesn't have room. Basically, with the file in the trash I have twice the hard disk space taken up. </p><p></p><p>When I try and empty the trash, it says I can't because I have locked files. </p><p></p><p>I have so many folders/files, I can't search through them all to unlock them one at a time. </p><p></p><p>Help says to hold down the option key and select empty trash, that appears to do nothing and I have the same problem. </p><p></p><p>I restarted my computer and it looked like the trash was empty. Then the files all appeared to show up again. </p><p></p><p>Any suggestions on how to empty my trash?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sasajs, post: 1226649, member: 199884"] I have a silly problem, but can't figure out what to do. I bought an external hard drive. I was moving some stuff and accidentally made a copy of what looks like my home direct/internal hard drive. Deleted the copy and verified I have everything I need on my internal drive. My time machine backup no longer works because it doesn't have room. Basically, with the file in the trash I have twice the hard disk space taken up. When I try and empty the trash, it says I can't because I have locked files. I have so many folders/files, I can't search through them all to unlock them one at a time. Help says to hold down the option key and select empty trash, that appears to do nothing and I have the same problem. I restarted my computer and it looked like the trash was empty. Then the files all appeared to show up again. Any suggestions on how to empty my trash? [/QUOTE]
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