Empty trash

Hold the Option key down while you select Empty Trash.

 

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?

 

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

 

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

Code:

rm -r ~/.Trash/*

 

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".

I wouldn't recommend a solution using Terminal:

 

Smaller files delete faster, larger ones slower.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

Did you even read the first post?