I had to remove some protected items in my trash. To do this I used the command. (rm -rf ./Trashes; rm -rf ~/.Trash) that worked. But now, every time I try to move something to the trash, mac will delete it directly permanent.
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PowerBook G4 1.67 mHz 15", Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Have just added two external WD My book drives using time machine. In the process files were saved,copied between drives and then sent to trash. I now have have the operating software for the drive backup firmly anchored in my trash bin. It won't get rid of it. How do I overcome this problem.
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iMac (21.5-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I thought if you hold down option and control or option and command, and go to empty trash these stubborn items that say they are still in use, when they are not, will go away. Shutting down and restarting MBP won't make them go away either.
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Mac OS X (10.6.7)
But I have 2 files IN the Trash that, when I try a delete them by clicking EMPTY, I get a response that they cant be permanently removed as they are in use. Other files deleted permanently just fine.But these 2 wont. And they aren't in use. I have no applications open. I have restarted my MAC and still they are 'in use'.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I accidentally removed all content in iphoto and emptied the trash bin. Can I undo it?
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MacBook Pro
Trying to discard an app into TRASH and I receive a message that "app cannot be removed because it is locked." How can I unlock an app???
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
Sometimes items it put in the trash don't appear in the trash, although they are there. This often happens when I manually delete podcasts from iTunes, or drag an item such as a PDF from my downloads folder to the trash. The dock icon remains in it's "empty" state and bring up the trash finder window also shows that it is empty. If I restart my MacBook however, the items appear in the trash and are able to be deleted.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I've been organizing some files on my external hard drive and after I had all the files where I wanted, I had to delete all the individual folders that they were in. They are all aliases which is really weird and I have no idea what happened. When I try to empty trash nothing happens, no pop up or anything tell me what's wrong. When I tried to secure empty trash I get this
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View 24 Replies View RelatedI need some guidance getting the items I have on my computer permanently deleted from the trash. When I go to delete them I get the following message below and I can't delete anything. What do I need to do?
Message Received:
This operation can not be completed because the item is locked
wmphelp.htm
wmpicon.gif
windowshade.gif
whatsnew.htm
volume.gif
viewinginfo.htm
upgradingwmp.htm
And the list just goes on .......
For the last couple of days, I haven't been able to drag any files over from my Stacks to the Trash; nothing happens. I'm forced to open the folder and drag it over from there or Apple+Delete it. I *might* have accidentally deleted a file (I don't remember which) causing this to suddenly happen and haven't been able to figure out how to fix it. It's more of an annoyance than anything else.
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It seems the Trash can't delete them because it can't find the file's original file path. The items only reappear in my Trash when I connect the HDD but it's still really annoying.
Started with 10.6 update. Many items, not all, refused to go in the trash-mostly apps. Those that wouldn't, couldn't be deleted by any means I could come up with. They kept 'popping back' out of trash to the desktop. (or folder it was in). Found similar problems on Apple's forum, and the consensus was to delete ".trash" by using "sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash" in Terminal. That worked, but now anything trashed immediately pops up a warning that it will be deleted immediately in I agree--and it is. Nothing stays in the trash as before. How can I return to pre-Snow Leopard trash behavior?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
how to restore items in the trash
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MacBook
Went to empty my trash folder and found that there are thousands of items to be removed contained in 43 folders. On clicking empty trash a new box came up and a blue blinking bar went across identifying the empty process. But the items still remain in trash. Is this a virus attack or similar? Mac OS X 10.6.8.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Just emptied my iMac trash. Didn't realize I had so much in there. It was over 103,000 items. I think I gained about 17 GB back. No wonder my iMac has been acting bad! Beach balls, freezes, etc.
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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?
I downloaded font files and tried to delete them. I tried to empty trash but the items still appear. I tried holding down the optioin key while emptying the trash and the items are still there. How can I empty the trash bin?
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Mac Book Pro
I cannot delete some locked items from trash ... get the message "The operation cannot be completed because the file is locked"
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5)
How do I empty trash with locked items in trash folder?
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