Trash does not update icon

SimonBS

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 19, 2010

• #1

Hi,

My trash in the dock does not update it's icon from being empty to having papers in it when I throw files into it.

Really, it's starting to annoy me a bit 🙄

Do you know, if there is any solution for this?

 

bobr1952

macrumors 68020

• Oct 19, 2010

• #2

Sometimes the trash doesn't get fully emptied. I don't know specifically why--I'm sure others do--but if you look at the list view of the trash folder, you may see things still there with 0 bytes. I usually just dump them on the desktop and it empties the folder--sometimes takes a few times.

 

SimonBS

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 19, 2010

• #3

bobr1952 said:

Sometimes the trash doesn't get fully emptied. I don't know specifically why--I'm sure others do--but if you look at the list view of the trash folder, you may see things still there with 0 bytes. I usually just dump them on the desktop and it empties the folder--sometimes takes a few times.

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There really aren't any files in it. At least list view does not show anything. Thanks for your help anyway 🙂

 

soberbrain

macrumors 65816

• Oct 19, 2010

• #4

Try repairing permissions with Disk Utility.

 

SimonBS

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 19, 2010

• #5

soberbrain said:

Try repairing permissions with Disk Utility.

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Actually, I just read about that tip and did it. It actually seems to be working. Thank you very much. I will try and see for the next few days, if my trash will now behave normally 🙄