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Cannot Always Empty Trash :S

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Mark-T

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Jan 4, 2009
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Hi There ...

I Cannot Empty my trash always when i delete any file then go to Empty Trash , The Sound of Cleaning the trash Appears but the files are Still in Trash ...

The Only Solution for me is that i always use The SuperEmpty Trash Application to empty my Trash :S

Any Suggestion ?! :confused:
 
wrldwzrd89

wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Jun 6, 2003
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Solon, OH
Are any of the files you're trying to delete locked? If so, you can get rid of them by holding down Option before emptying the trash.
 
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Mark-T

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Jan 4, 2009
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no , none is locked and neither the Option key and Secure Empty Works :S
 
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Salmar

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Sep 16, 2007
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Well I use these two small apps to empty stubborn trash files, one is "trash it" and the other is "force empty trash" and they both work well. Google those two apps for Mac and give it a try.
 
John Doe 57

John Doe 57

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Jan 26, 2008
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1. Go to your Utilities Folder
2. Open the Terminal Application
3. Type this: sudo rm
4. Hit Enter and then enter your password (you will not be able to see your password when it is being typed)
5. Hit Enter
 
wrldwzrd89

wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Jun 6, 2003
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Solon, OH
John Doe 57 said:
1. Go to your Utilities Folder
2. Open the Terminal Application
3. Type this: sudo rm
4. Hit Enter and then enter your password (you will not be able to see your password when it is being typed)
5. Hit Enter
Click to expand...
That is going to fail - rm needs an argument of a file or folder to remove.
 
miles01110

miles01110

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Jul 24, 2006
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You'll have to navigate to the Trash, type "ls -a" to show all of the files in the trash, then "rm -f <file name>" and hit enter. Be very, very careful about using rm though, it doesn't ask for a password or anything so if you delete the wrong thing it's gone forever.
 
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Mark-T

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jan 4, 2009
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isnt there any solution to make the trash return back correctly as past ? :S
 
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mahmoud hola

macrumors newbie
Jan 6, 2009
15
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you can fix this problem by Terminal it's so easy I'm anew mac user but I could do this

open terminal
Applications >> Utilities >> terminal

and write this code sudo♦rm♦-rf♦~/.Trash

♦ mean space
after that it will ask u about the password your account password
write the Password " when u write it the letters don't appear "
and press enter .
 
BlueRevolution

BlueRevolution

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Jul 26, 2004
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sudo rm -rf is one of the most dangerous UNIX commands, so be very careful to type it correctly. It can delete every file on your computer without asking for further permission.

Edit: But I see this is all repetition from things that were suggested earlier.
 
richard.mac

richard.mac

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Feb 2, 2007
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make sure you enter killall Finder afterwards as this will relaunch Finder and make a new invisible trash folder as trashing a file without it will just delete the file straight away.
 
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mahmoud hola

macrumors newbie
Jan 6, 2009
15
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mahmoud hola said:
you can fix this problem by Terminal it's so easy I'm anew mac user but I could do this

open terminal
Applications >> Utilities >> terminal

and write this code sudo♦rm♦-rf♦~/.Trash

♦ mean space
after that it will ask u about the password your account password
write the Password " when u write it the letters don't appear "
and press enter .
Click to expand...



as I said befor I had tried this command and it worked good,
it will solve the trash problem and make it normal without any programs
 
BlueRevolution

BlueRevolution

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Jul 26, 2004
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Yes, and I actually think the OP is after a way to make Finder correctly empty the trash rather than to have to use a third-party utility for the purpose. For that I don't have an answer.
 
wrldwzrd89

wrldwzrd89

macrumors G5
Jun 6, 2003
12,110
77
Solon, OH
mahmoud hola said:
you can fix this problem by Terminal it's so easy I'm anew mac user but I could do this

open terminal
Applications >> Utilities >> terminal

and write this code sudo♦rm♦-rf♦/.Trashes

♦ mean space
after that it will ask u about the password your account password
write the Password " when u write it the letters don't appear "
and press enter .
Click to expand...
Fixed the command for you... there is no folder ~/.Trash but there is a .Trashes folder at the root of the drive. If you want to nuke the Trash contents, that's the folder you have to delete.
 
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mahmoud hola

macrumors newbie
Jan 6, 2009
15
0
look I sure now

I return to the original topic that I had know from there this solution
to be sure

and I tried that again and it successes

Open terminal and write the code sudo♦rm♦-rf♦~/.Trash

♦ >>>>> space

and put the password as I told u befor
and make restart that is what I forget ..
and then make empty trash ...... it will success ( ISA )
 
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