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Can't empty trash again
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I know this has been brought up several times; but none of the solutions posted work for me. I have a dual 1.8ghz G5, with OSX 10.3.3. I have a folder I tossed which I named ABC. I tried various programs and using the Terminal to get rid of it without success. When using the Terminal, the path indicates some strange symbols and indicates it's private data. Anyone have any suggestions other than reformating the drive?
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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My suggestion would be to outline what commands/techniques you have used, as well as the path.
This way people might have a better chance of helping you without covering ground that you have already tried.
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Originally posted by bubkes:
I know this has been brought up several times; but none of the solutions posted work for me. I have a dual 1.8ghz G5, with OSX 10.3.3. I have a folder I tossed which I named ABC. I tried various programs and using the Terminal to get rid of it without success. When using the Terminal, the path indicates some strange symbols and indicates it's private data. Anyone have any suggestions other than reformating the drive?
if you have permission and the file is not in use it can be deleted.
My guess is you have permission but the file is in use. I use Sloth
which lets you turn force close any file
"Sloth is a program that displays a list of all open files in use by all the applications your user account is running on the system -- this list includes IP and Unix sockets, character devices and directories. This list is presented along with the names of applications using the file and their process IDs. Sloth is basically a graphical interface front-end to '/usr/sbin/lsof', although far more limited. 'lsof' is a very powerful tool supporting a great many options. See lsof(8) man page for details. "
http://sveinbjorn.vefsyn.is/sloth
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Try emptying the Trash while holding down the Option key. That should take care of the file if it's locked. Otherwise, I usually find that when files are undeletable even by the Terminal, it's time to run DiskWarrior on the drive.
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I guess my problem is caused by something else. When I checked the drive with Diskwarrior as suggested by CharlesS, it devolops a replacement directory after pointing out there were a number of directory errors. Unfortunately, it won't replace the corrected directory; it's starts, goes for a few seconds and then hangs. I let it run fro more than a half hour with no luck. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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