While trying to Securely empty trash, I get an error code -8003. The trash bin now has about 2 million files to empty. The large number of files are due to transferring numerous time machine back ups files to be deleted after a partial LaCie hard drive failure.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I have a MacBook intel running 10.6.4
When I try to empty the trash I get a message, 'The operation can?t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)'
I have restarted, repaired permissions and verified the disk, all ok but the message still appears with both secure & normal trash emptying.
I can't empty trash on mac OS X 10.6.8 error code -8003
Without doing this my storage is completely full and I'm unable to do anything with the computer.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I am totally unable to empty trash! As soon as I start I get message that trash cannot be emptied because of an "unexpected error code -8003.
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MBP 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 4GB SDRAM; 500GB HD
I 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
Cannot empty trash getting error code -8003.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I 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)
I'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
I 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)
Trying to empty my trash bin I keep receiving the error code-8003?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I get this "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)." when i attempt to empty the trash. It gives me the option to STOP or CONTINUE. Nothing happens when I select CONTINUE.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), I-Tunes 10.4.1(10)
When I try to empty my Trash with a certain app in it I get error code -8003. I can't find reference to that code anywhere and do not know how to clean up the trash. "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)."
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7), iMac-24, iMac-27, G5, G4, G3, iBook, etc.
I'm trying to empty the trash, and I can't, because I keep getting this error.
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Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
I have deleted some Time Machine backups.backupdb folders from my backup volume into my trash and now I can't empty the trash. The volume with the backups.backupdb data was getting full and I wanted to give it more space. Now when I attempt to empty the trash on my iMac, I get the error code -8003. I have searched online and can't find a solution. Does anyone one know how I can empty my trash?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
cannot empty trash error -8003
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I have tried to empy the trash and suddenly I get an error message 8003 that prevents it from emptying. Any one seen this before?
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Cannot empty my trash: error message -8003
Also trying to remove files from trash by moving to an external hard drive but rather than "move" files the files are "copied" so I cannot free up any disk space on the Notebook's HD!
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MacBook Pro
I moved the files from my external hard drive from the back up files made by Time Machine into the trash, as I've always done. This time I get an error message (error code 8003) and am not allowed to move the files back onto the drive or out of the trash, even after changing the permissions. I've searched the support forum for error code 8003, but find nothing that relates to back up files.
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notes_102_331_2012-(ABC).txt/Zone.Identifier
There are like 30 files like this, and they are in a folder called "Notes", but every time I try to empty them, I get the message that they are in use, although everything is closed except finder. I've tried to rename the files, but then I get the error code -43. The folder itself can be renamed, but that doesn't work. When I try to move the files to another folder or drive, again: error code -43.
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iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
when trying to empty the trash on my May 2011 iMac 27 inch OS 10.7.3 I get error code -50.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I'm trying to empty the trash on my iMac (running Snow Leopard) but I just get an error message: The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code - 8003).
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Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I 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?
I cannot empty trash on the boot disk. I get error code -8003. The items I threw in there were the Timemachine backup files. I tried: " sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/* ", but to no avail. I'm running osx server 10.6.8. I ran repair permissions from disk utility. I also ran disk warrior 4.4 (latest update).
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6)
I have an issue with a system that is full (the drive) and in the trashcan I have lots of files that I need to delete but the system will not give me permission and sends back an error message called -50. I really need to empty the drive.
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View 6 Replies View RelatedI'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.
I 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)
