Can't empty trash

[Col.Bojank]

I was moving some files from an old OS X harddrive pulled from a G3 ibook and i put some of the files in the trash. Now there is a folder labeled "documents" than i can remove. It stays there when I empty.

If I right-click on it, it's not locked and it says I can read and write. When I right-click on it, I can't put it back or remove/restore it.

I've also tried
sudo rm -rf .Trash

It's still there. Ideas?

 

[clayneal]

Try mounting the old drive and then emptying the trash while it is still mounted.

Hope this helps
Clay

 

[Chris H.]

Have you tried "Secure Empty Trash" in the Finder menu?

 

[TattooedMac]

Maybe this ...

 

[Col.Bojank]

When I try secure empty trash I get:

"The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “documents” can’t be read or written.
(Error code -36)"

There is nothing in the folder and the old drive has been erased.

 

[Chris H.]

When I try secure empty trash I get:

"The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “documents” can’t be read or written.
(Error code -36)"

There is nothing in the folder and the old drive has been erased.

Go with clayneals post. That might do the trick, especially if Secure Empty Trash didn't work.

 

[Col.Bojank]

Go with clayneals post. That might do the trick, especially if Secure Empty Trash didn't work.

Like I said earlier, that drive has been erased. I'll try anyway.

Edit: That didn't work either.

 

[Col.Bojank]

Repaired permissions and rebooted. I was able to empty after that.

Thanks for your ideas. I wasn't aware that there was even a secure erase.