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Trash problem.
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it doesn't work for me .
i think my mac is crashed, only because of this.
i tried :
secure empty crash
verfy and repair permission disk by disk utility ( it says the disk is ok )
apple hardware test ( no results and the MBP is ok )
relaunch finder
hold option when empty
all this ways doesn't work for me
when i press ok to empty the trash i hear the sound but the files are still there.
i think my mac is crashed, only because of this.
i tried :
secure empty crash
verfy and repair permission disk by disk utility ( it says the disk is ok )
apple hardware test ( no results and the MBP is ok )
relaunch finder
hold option when empty
all this ways doesn't work for me
when i press ok to empty the trash i hear the sound but the files are still there.
I'm not sure if an OS reinstall is the next logical step. If no one else replies, I'd suggest a trip to the Genius Bar before attempting that.
In a terminal (Don't type the $):
VERY important: Be certain you really are in .Trash BEFORE using rm -rf!!!
[edit] If this doesn't work (i.e. you get a "permission denied"), you may not own the files. Look @ permissions and the file(s) owner(s), which will be listed by ls -la anyway.
Code:
$ cd .Trash
$ ls -la
$ rm -rf filenameVERY important: Be certain you really are in .Trash BEFORE using rm -rf!!!
[edit] If this doesn't work (i.e. you get a "permission denied"), you may not own the files. Look @ permissions and the file(s) owner(s), which will be listed by ls -la anyway.
Oh my god... that's like amputating your arm because you have a hangnail! Nobody should be considering an OS reinstall because of something like this.
Going into the trash directory and manually deleting them should work. If not, do it from single user mode before booting OS X.
If you still have problems, deleting the files as root (account has to be enabled first) should do it.
Might be a Virus
Hey just did a search on the file name posted and it came back it may be some sort of torrent. Maybe it is some kind of executable file, I would not run it from terminal you never no what it maybe you could always try something like AppCleaner or a virus scan
Hey just did a search on the file name posted and it came back it may be some sort of torrent. Maybe it is some kind of executable file, I would not run it from terminal you never no what it maybe you could always try something like AppCleaner or a virus scan
What file name?
its not a virus. one of the files in the trash just might be corrupted or something. could be a number of things.
open Terminal and try deleting the invisible .Trash folder with root permissions using the following command. note this will relaunch Finder as well recreating the .Trash folder.
open Terminal and try deleting the invisible .Trash folder with root permissions using the following command. note this will relaunch Finder as well recreating the .Trash folder.
Code:
sudo rm -r .Trash; killall Finderhi anyone i never use the terminal before
when i open the terminal what should i do first ??
where exactly i type ''sudo rm -r .Trash; killall Finder'' ???
when i open the terminal it says :
Last login: Thu Feb 18 14:47:54 on ttys000
khalid-al-awadis-macbook-pro:~ khalid$
when i open the terminal what should i do first ??
where exactly i type ''sudo rm -r .Trash; killall Finder'' ???
when i open the terminal it says :
Last login: Thu Feb 18 14:47:54 on ttys000
khalid-al-awadis-macbook-pro:~ khalid$
just copy and paste "sudo rm -r .Trash; killall Finder" into Terminal, press enter, type your password (no typing feedback) and press enter again.
in Terminal it displays "computer-name:directory username$". "~" is your home directory, which is where you want to enter the above command. you type the command next to "$".
only use "sudo" and "rm -r" when you are confident in what you are deleting. but we are helping you here so its ok.