Intel Mac :: My Trash Won't Empty
May 10, 2012I emptied some of my past timemachine backups into my trash, now when i try to empty the trash it won't empty...
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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OS X :: How Unsecure Is Empty Trash Compared To Secure Empty Trash?
Aug 31, 2009I moved a bunch of files to the trash can after installing Snow Leopard, mainly backup files from OmniFocus.
I clicked Secure Empty Trash and over 500,000 items began deleting. These 500,000+ items deleted at the rate of 2-3 items a second. This would total 138 hours equaling over 5 days to Secure Empty the trash.
This is just ridiculous in my option so I just did the "Empty Trash" feature, showing me only 350 items, which deleted quickly in under 5 minutes...
So far I know with Secure Empty Trash that the trash is securely layered with 0's & 1's....but wonder what happens with just "Empty Trash?"
How easily accessible is it for someone to retrieve something that i've deleted?
Intel Mac :: Trash Will Not Empty?
Feb 23, 2012Trash items will not delete even if accept delete all files including locked files when emptying trash
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Intel Mac :: Can't Empty The Trash
Mar 19, 2012I have put a large amount of data into the Trash, including some back-ups. It will not empty now - it calculates the size of the task, shows about 1.9m and then reduces by one of two and stops.
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Mar 30, 2012Cleaning out an external drive. Load up trash and some files will not empty. These were old back up files.
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IMac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)
Intel Mac :: Can't Seem To Empty The Trash
Apr 11, 2012I can't seem to empty the trash.
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IMac, Mac OS X (10.5.6)
Intel Mac :: Can't Empty Trash On It
Jun 21, 2012Can't empty trash on my Mac - message says it's being used to copy and will empty when finished - unable to empty for 2 weeks?
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OS X :: Secure Empty Trash Regain GB's But Not Empty Trash...?
Jan 13, 2010I've noticed that when I "Secure Empty Trash" though it takes longer, I usually regain a lot of gigabytes back. Currently, as of this post i'm "secure emptying trash" and i've regained about 25GB's which sounds about right considering there was about that much worth of video recordings from my video camera I no longer needed.
In the past when I've just "deleted trash" i've seen different results. If I have say 10GB's in the trash and I just "empty trash" then i'll maybe gain back like a GB or 2. ...if anything.
So, my concern is...say currently with the 25GB amount of trash I have, If I decided to just "empty trash", I obviously would not have gained back all the 25GB's..., perhaps just a few, guessing something like 5GB.
Well, does that mean that those GB's that are emptied in the trash (not securely) are just lost forever?
..Or will I regain those GB's the next time around (say weeks later) I securely empty the trash with whatever happens to be in there (all new stuff in the trash)?
Am I making sense?
Kinda confusing to me cause I don't understand it. But I feel it's vital for me to get this and have the most amount of gigs available on my Mac now that i'm using about 30GB's per week filming stuff and editing it on iMovie.
MacBook Pro :: Can't Use Empty Trash Or Secure Empty Trash?
Feb 16, 2012I can't empty my trash ! i dont know why?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Intel Mac :: Cannot Fully Empty Trash
Feb 2, 2012I have 2 aliases from an INtel PC that I deleted from a flash drive. After hitting "empty the trash" I hear the trash epty but the 2 files are still there. When I use "secure empty trash" I get the error message:
The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “” can’t be read or written. (Error code -36)
The names of these files remain in the trash but I cannot remove them to the desktop to check permissions. THey show zero Mb file sizes.
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iMac
Intel Mac :: Empty The Trash In Iphoto?
Apr 1, 2012how do you empty the trash in iphoto?
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Apr 3, 2012I am trying to empty my trash bin. It starts up, asks if I want to delete all or locked or unlocked and then it stops.
How do I empty the trash securely?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Intel Mac :: Unable To Empty Trash
Jun 11, 2012For some reason I can no longer "Secure Empty Trash" no matter how many times I click on empty trash - secure empty trash - empty all trash and so on.
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Mar 13, 2012cannot empty trash error -8003
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Intel Mac :: Empty One (or More) Items From Trash Without Deleting Everything?
Mar 16, 2012How can I empty one (or more) items from trash without deleting everything?
When i right click a single item to delete, the only option i appear to have is to delete everything there. Surely this can't be right?
Intel Mac :: Unable To Empty Trash Fully?
Mar 17, 2012They have been there for ages now and they were backupfiles from my external Western Digital FireWire 800 HD. They arent taking up much space at all as you can see but it annoys me that I can't delete them.
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iMac 2.66, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
Intel Mac :: Can't Empty Trash And Address Book App
Apr 2, 2012I can't empty trash and somehow address book app is in there. I have moved it from the trash onto the desktop ok but the app also stays in the trash as do all the other items. Some of the items were restored to original place and disappeared from trash but there is still a large quantity that won't budge.
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iMac
Intel Mac :: Cannot Empty A File Inside Trash
May 10, 2012I have a file inside trash that cannot be emptied. It says the file is in use. I close all application programs and rebooted it.
Info:iPad 2, iOS 5.1
Intel Mac :: Can't Empty The Trash, It Says Have Locked Items
May 11, 2012can't empty the trash, It says have locked items
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Jun 12, 2012I have tried several times to dump my trash. The message comes up to empty all or just unlocked items. I select the all option and it begins to empty the trash bin. But soon after starting, the trash -------- bar showing how many trash items have been emptied shuts down. When I go back to check the trash bin, there is still a lot of trash that hasn't been dumped. How do I fix my trash bin so it empties everything out?
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iMac, iPhone OS 1.x
Intel Mac :: Cannot Empty Trash - New Finder Window Opened
Apr 4, 2012I've been trying to empty files in trash, and everytime I do, it brings up a new finder window and says that it's preparing to move to trash, but it's already in trash. When I try to take it out of trash it says that it's copying the file to my desktop.
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iPhone 4S, iOS 5.0.1
Intel Mac :: Trying To Empty Trash And Getting Error Code - 8003
Apr 7, 2012I am trying to empty my trash and I keep getting the error code -8003 on a popup window with the option to stop or continue. Even when selecting continue in does no continue. Is there a way around this or another way to erase the trash.
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iMac
Intel Mac :: Cannot Empty Trash (error Code -8003)
May 3, 2012Cannot empty trash getting error code -8003.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Intel Mac :: Cannot Empty Trash - Keep Getting An Error Code With 8003
Jul 4, 2012I just want to know how to empty my trash because I keep getting this message saying " The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occured (error code-8003) I tried looking this up and couldn't find any refference regarding it.
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iMac (17-inch Late 2006), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Intel Mac :: Trash Wont Empty Error Code - 8003?
May 3, 2012I've thrown away all time machine backup files from an external hard disk and my trash wont empty at all now. Keep getting Error Code - 8003.
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iMac
Intel Mac :: Get Error Code -8003 When Attempting To Empty The Trash?
Jun 2, 2012I moved a number of folders from a back-up drive (using Time Machine) to the trash, and have had no success in getting them out of the trash. Option+Empty, Option+Secure Empty Trash, after using Disk Utility to repair permissions and then try again, and the TrashIt! app.. nothing is working. I'm not in need of the space, I just want to get rid of the items. as I can't even find 'Error Code -8003' anywhere.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Intel Mac :: Unable To Empty Trash Getting Constant Faultcode -8003
Jun 5, 2012After dragging some Backup Files from my My Book External Harddisk to the trash I tried many times to empty the trash but I am constantly unable to do so in order of faultcode -8003.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8), External Harddisk WD My Book Studio
Intel Mac :: Trash Is Refusing To Empty A Couple Of Font Packages?
Jun 28, 2012The trash is refusing to empty a couple of font packages, saying that they are locked. But 'Get Info' shows them not to be locked. I own permissions for the Mac.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
IMac (Intel) :: Force Quit Finder After Trying To Empty Trash
Jun 3, 2014I tried every option to empty trash... Clicking alt when I select empty trash in finder... Using terminal / see locked files...
I tried to empty trash by removing files from trash it ended copying files to my desktop instead of removing them from trash...
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iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
OS X :: Whats The Difference Between Empty And Securely Empty The Trash?
Dec 27, 2008I really have no idea what so ever. i just know that secure empty trash takes longer
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