Empty trash

[onewaywood]

Ok,, new here not real computer Literate so be kind (LOL) anyway I have had a problem Lately. I have aprox. 2 gigs in the trash and it takes along time to empty Like 20-24 hours. Whats wrong I have reloaded Snow Leopard and used Drive genius 3 it didn't help.

 

[GGJstudios]

Hold the Option key down while you select Empty Trash.

 

[Schtumple]

If that 2gb is thousands of files, then it does take a long time, maybe not quite 20 hours though, is that really how long it's taking or just an exaggeration?

I once trashed 65gb over thousands of files that took 2 1/2 hours to delete.

GGJStudios what does alt do? Is that like force trash or something?

 

[GGJstudios]

GGJStudios what does alt do? Is that like force trash or something?

Yes. It also usually empties much faster than the standard method.
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash

 

[onewaywood]

Like I said new here, "Moved" to where ?

 

[phatqao]

if that doesn't work, i'd try opening the terminal and entering

rm -r ~/.Trash/*

 

[GGJstudios]

Like I said new here, "Moved" to where ?

Huh? You said you have stuff in the Trash. You want to empty the trash. Press the Option key down while you right-click on the Trash icon on your Dock and select "Empty Trash".

if that doesn't work, i'd try opening the terminal and entering

rm -r ~/.Trash/*

I wouldn't recommend a solution using Terminal:

Ok,, new here not real computer Literate

 

[onewaywood]

Ok tried the option key ,, no help its 43,000 files its emptying at 1 file per second is'int that rather slow. or not really ??

 

[GGJstudios]

Ok tried the option key ,, no help its 43,000 files its emptying at 1 file per second is'int that rather slow. or not really ??

Smaller files delete faster, larger ones slower.

 

[onewaywood]

Even when I try that its very slow 1 meg takes almost 2 min.

 

[GGJstudios]

Even when I try that its very slow 1 meg takes almost 2 min.

It also depends on your hard drive speed. I'd just let it do what it needs to do.

 

[onewaywood]

So 2 gigs should take 20 hours or more Not be sarcastic.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

So 2 gigs should take 20 hours or more Not be sarcastic.

Did you actually wait 20 hours, or is that what Mac OS X is telling you it'll take? Mac OS X (and other OSes) can only estimate remaining time on long tasks based on what's known, and often they get the initial estimate WAY wrong. If you simply let it do its thing, the estimated time to finish will adjust to something more reasonable after 5 minutes or so have elapsed.

 

[onewaywood]

Started in the late afternoon and it was still emptying the next morning.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Started in the late afternoon and it was still emptying the next morning.

That's not at all normal. The first thing I'd do is check the disk for errors via Disk Utility - if it finds any, you'll have to boot from the Mac OS X install DVD to fix them.

 

[onewaywood]

Ok,, new here not real computer Literate so be kind (LOL) anyway I have had a problem Lately. I have aprox. 2 gigs in the trash and it takes along time to empty Like 20-24 hours. Whats wrong I have reloaded Snow Leopard and used Drive genius 3 it didn't help.

 

[GGJstudios]

By the time you finish posting in this thread, your Trash will be empty.

 

[macpro2000]

I'd restart your computer and try again...I bet it will go faster.

 

[GGJstudios]

I'd restart your computer and try again...I bet it will go faster.

Did you even read the first post?

I have reloaded Snow Leopard