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Can't empty Trash - HotKey.rsrc?
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Nov 29, 2003, 06:09 PM
 
Doing some housekeeping - dumping old files & apps - emptying the Trash as I go along, but now I get a message that says: The operation cannot be completed because the item "HotKey.rsrc" is in use.

I've done several searches but nothing with that name shows up.

Any ideas as to how I can get rid of this thing?

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Nov 29, 2003, 06:24 PM
 
Have you restarted?

If not, do so...
     
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Nov 29, 2003, 09:11 PM
 
Originally posted by gorickey:
Have you restarted?

If not, do so...
I restarted, & it still didn't go away, so I took TheIceMan's advice & tried Trash It - worked like a charm.

Thank you IceMan!

     
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Jan 17, 2004, 06:33 PM
 
Originally posted by Stuncle Eve:
I restarted, & it still didn't go away, so I took TheIceMan's advice & tried Trash It - worked like a charm.

Thank you IceMan!

I had to dig this old thread because...

I have one Invisible _folder_ in my trash, and I can't remove it. So I used Trash It) and trash can icon changed to empty. But... this folder is still here. (and the trash icon changes back to full). Also tried OnyX and Panther cache cleaner. No help.

Folder name: something_weird_letters_+"HFS+ Private Data"
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