Can't empty trash

[celticpride678]

Don't waste your time doing that. What are you thinking celticpride678?

Why is it that every single thing I post, "nope"... "don't even try that", "what are you thinking"?
At least I am trying, unlike you, just saying bad things about other users.
Get to the point of this thread, please or don't post at all.

Please try my way, OP

 

[sidewinder]

AJ-in-AZ,

You will need to delete the individual files from the command line using the inode number.

Got to the directory the file is in and type this:

ls -il

The left most column has the inode number. Let's say the number returned is "6679742".

Issue this command:

sudo find . -inum 6679742 -exec rm -i {} \;

When it finds the file it will display the name. Just hit "y".

That's it. Do it for all the files and then the you should be able to delete the directories after the files are gone.

S-

 

[beefandbachle]

I'm having the same problems on my MBP. The jumbled text you see says NULL, NULL, NULL, etc.

I'm guessing there's a reference to a file on the disk somewhere and the file no longer exists.

 

[mperkins37]

There is a beautiful program called cocktail, that is freeware & will empty the trash in this situation. I have resorted to using it a few times.
Should be found at
versiontracker.com
It does a lot of other things as well, but all I have used it for is non-deletable trash files.
It should hook you up.

 

[AJ-in-AZ]

I spoke with a specialist at Apple. After trying several things, including rebooting to Vista - running a Chkdsk (or whatever it's called now) emptying the recycling bin and rebooting - it still didn't fix it...

But I did find that I could see the folders and files on my Documents partition from within Vista - but still couldn't delete them.

So - my solution - copied my documents folder to my desktop - formatted the partition - and copied the documents folder back.

It's fixed!

 

[manmeet]

Simple

You are using that file!
Restart and than delete!

 

[AJ-in-AZ]

You are using that file!
Restart and than delete!

Nope - check above...