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Can't get rid of invisible alias in trash

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flalaw

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For some reason my full trash icon always shows, even when it has been emptied. When I view the trash contents by icon, it is empty. But when I view by name, I see an alias. I've attached the screenshot. If I try dragging the alias out of the trash and onto the desktop, it disappears and my trash icon shows empty. After a while though it always reappears. It does the whole diappear/reappear thing when I try to get info on it. Anyone have any idea about this?
 

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Secure empty trash or a reboot doesn't fix the problem. I do have photoshop and bootcamp though.

That icon behaves really strangely. If i drag it around it disappears...until I add something to the trash. Then it's back.
 
flalaw said:
For some reason my full trash icon always shows, even when it has been emptied. When I view the trash contents by icon, it is empty. But when I view by name, I see an alias. I've attached the screenshot. If I try dragging the alias out of the trash and onto the desktop, it disappears and my trash icon shows empty. After a while though it always reappears. It does the whole diappear/reappear thing when I try to get info on it. Anyone have any idea about this?
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Use the terminal application and type the following command exactly:

sudo rm -rf .Trash/*

It will ask for your administrator password. Type it in and hit a return.

This should empty your Trash.
 
It looks like it might be a damaged file. Try repairing your disk. To do that, restart and hold down command + S. Type /sbin/fsck -fy and press enter. It won't do anything for a long time, but when its' done it will tell you. After that just, type reboot and press enter.
 
Repair your bootcamp partition if you have one. Yeah, it's weird but it does cause this issue.
 
I have the exact same problem. I have bootcamp partition but no photoshop.
Secure empty or repairing the bootcamp partition don't seem to fix it? Any other suggestions?

Thanks!
 
guys, i have this same problem....I can't repair my bootcamp partition because it is NTFS, and it doesn't give me the option to repair. It seems, however, to be associated with my external HD....any ideas?
 
ViperrepiV said:
guys, i have this same problem....I can't repair my bootcamp partition because it is NTFS, and it doesn't give me the option to repair. It seems, however, to be associated with my external HD....any ideas?
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FYI, i ran chkdsk in windows on the external and it fixed the issue.
 
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