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schixzotic

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Mar 14, 2008
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Singapore
Is there any way to delete some files from the trash but not others?
I tried emptying trash in Mac for the first time today (haha only 2 weeks into my Mac) and I realised I can't just delete certain files, leaving others in the trash... help?
 
I remember having the same problem. I think you have to hold option or the apple key while you right click on your trash and hit empty trash. I know on leopard a little pop up comes up telling you that there are files you cant delete, and then it tells you what key you have to hold down if you really want to delete it. Hope this helps.
 
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