Trash won't empty

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  1. vjaaan, Aug 13, 2013

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    I keep trying to free up space on my MacBook Pro. When I try to Empty Trash, it shows it starting, but then it locks up. How can I fix this?

    Also, I have deleted many photos from within iPhoto, and then I empty the iPhoto trash. And yet, checking with Finder, I find that I actually show LESS available space on my hard drive than before.

    I also wonder, is it time for me to upgrade to Mountain Lion finally, and will that help with any of these space problems? And will that help my system resources so that I can show videos without them stopping and starting, like is happening more often lately.

    Thanks.
     
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  2. jav6454, Aug 13, 2013

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    Try verifying disk permissions and disk state. Your trash not emptying normally happens when something is miss addressed in the disk.
     
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  3. GGJstudios, Aug 13, 2013
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  4. vjaaan, Aug 13, 2013

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    I upgraded to Mountain Lion and now my trash emptying works fine.

    However, I have lost ichat. I no longer can find my Buddy List for Aim to see who is online. How might I get this back? iMessage does not show who is online.
     
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  5. Weaselboy, Aug 14, 2013

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    iChat AIM functions have been incorporated into Messages. Open Messages and look in Preferences / Accounts to add your AIM account. Then hit command-1 to bring up your buddy list.
     
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  6. vjaaan, Aug 14, 2013

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    thank you. that works fine.

    It's good to have it back.
     
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