Trying to empty trash...

[cain12]

but it gives me so many files that it won't because it says they are "locked".... ever run into this?

Thanks!

 

[Broomhead.ifone]

Try restarting your Mac

 

[xUKHCx]

Go into the trash and find the files it complains about and press cmd+I on them and uncheck the check box called "Locked"

The icons for the files will probably have a little padlock symbol at the bottom left of it.

 

[iCeFuSiOn]

You can also try using the terminal and do a "rm -rf [filename]" if you know what you're doing.

REMEMBER: RM -RF is not a command you want to be messing with. Triple check your typing when you use this command or you can delete a lot more than what you intended.

 

[yellow]

Hold down Option and then choose Empty Trash from the Finder menu.

 

[iCeFuSiOn]

Hold down Option and then choose Empty Trash from the Finder menu.

What does that do exactly? Force Empty Trash or something? (I'm at work and I don't have my Mac in front of me, always wanted to know what it does)

 

[yellow]

It ignores locked status when emptying trash.

 

[iCeFuSiOn]

It ignores locked status when emptying trash.

Oh, cool! I didn't know that you could do that, thanks!

 

[cain12]

yes much thanks...