The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -80

[BJB Productions]

Hi-
Having an issue where I can't empty my trash. I get this error: The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003). I've run the following command: rm -rf ~/.Trash/*

Also done a restart. Still get the error and the command does not work. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[dagamer34]

Secure Empty Trash fixes your woes 99% of the time, even for locked files.

 

[BJB Productions]

Secure Empty Trash fixes your woes 99% of the time, even for locked files.

Forgot to add that to the list- tried that too. No good.

 

[dagamer34]

I'd boot to your OS X disc and then try running that Terminal command.

 

[BJB Productions]

Yeah I'll give that a try. On that note, I'm curious as to how one will go about doing actions such as this when Lion is only available in digital form. Am I missing something?

 

[BJB Productions]

Tired the command via DVD startup; and did not work.

 

[BJB Productions]

Sorry for the topic bump. Still looking for any help on this issue.

 

[chainprayer]

I'm having that same issue, but its with my iPhoto library. When I try to copy it to my external drive, I get that message halfway through.

If its related, I have to rebuild my thumbnail caches every time I launch iPhoto.