Okay, I needed to empty the trash so I went onto the apple forums and it told me to type "sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash" in the Terminal but now files won't go to the trash. They're instantly deleted. How do I make the Trash work again?
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Mac OS X Trash Error
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Sigh. Another example of why newbies shouldn't use Terminal.
What it probably told you to do was type
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sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/*...which is the same thing as right-clicking on the Trash icon and selecting "Empty Trash" . Instead, you deleted the actual Trash folder.
To add to that, you may have some success recreating the folder, though I'm not 100% sure it will work.
In the Terminal (and of course be very careful to exactly type this in, or just copy and paste):
That will create a new folder for the Trash, but I'm not 100% sure if the permissions will give you trouble.
I would also recommend logging out and then back in once you do that.
jW
In the Terminal (and of course be very careful to exactly type this in, or just copy and paste):
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sudo mkdir ~/.TrashThat will create a new folder for the Trash, but I'm not 100% sure if the permissions will give you trouble.
I would also recommend logging out and then back in once you do that.
jW