Software :: Empty The Trash Permanently?

Jun 27, 2010

When I delete a file or video it goes to trash, but when i try to empty the trash nothing happen and the files could be easily moved to a folder and could be opened again, what to do to empty the trash permanently?

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OS X :: How Unsecure Is Empty Trash Compared To Secure Empty Trash?

Aug 31, 2009

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?

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OS X :: Secure Empty Trash Regain GB's But Not Empty Trash...?

Jan 13, 2010

I'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.

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MacBook Pro :: Can't Use Empty Trash Or Secure Empty Trash?

Feb 16, 2012

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)

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OS X :: Whats The Difference Between Empty And Securely Empty The Trash?

Dec 27, 2008

I really have no idea what so ever. i just know that secure empty trash takes longer

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MacBook Pro :: Change Trash From Secure Empty To Just Empty?

Jun 30, 2012

How do I change trash from secure empty to just empty?

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Software :: Can't Empty Or Secure Empty My Trash?

Jan 9, 2009

A few months ago I purchased a MacBook Air and I have 2 problems:

1. I cant empty or secure empty my trash. The stuff just stays there.

2. When downloading Mac OS X update I keep getting this message - The update �Mac OS X Update cant be saved

- Connection reset by peer. I made sure that my internet connection is working and that the power adapter was on.

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Empty Trash May Not Delete Folders In Trash If Using Network Home Directory

Apr 23, 2012

I have two folders in my trash which I cannot empty. No matter how many times I try these folders will not go away. I have open the "info" link and marked them read and write without success.

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iMac

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OS X Mavericks :: When Turn On Mac Trash Has Recovered Files / However Trash Was Empty Of Last Shut Down

Sep 8, 2014

when i turn on my mac trash has recovered files in there, however trash was empty of last shut down.

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MacBook Pro with Retina display

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MacBook Pro :: Trash Doesn't Work - No Option To Empty Trash On Icon

Sep 7, 2014

My "Trash" is not working. when i delete any file it doesn't appear in TRASH. Empty Trash option goes disappear. How can i recover my TRASH ?

Info:
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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Trying To Empty The Trash The Finder Asks For System Password Then Empties The Trash Immediately?

May 17, 2012

OS 10.7.4 Trash does not work properly; when I empty the trash the finder asks for my system password then empties the trash immediately.

Info:
OS 10.7.4, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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Desktops :: Cannot Empty Trash/trash Icon Show Full?

Oct 3, 2009

My 24" iMac (2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, running OSX 10.6.1) crashed during a normal shutdown sequence and had to be closed down by holding in the power button. This resulted in three zero kB alias files with random names such as "." in the trash.

I cannot empty these files from the trash by any normal means and the trash icon permanently shows full. The files can be selected but cannot be dragged to the desktop or renamed. Other files put in the trash can be deleted normally.

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OS X :: Empty Trash Doesn't Make Trash Sound Anymore In SL?

Sep 15, 2009

My 09 Mac Pro trash won't make the normal trash sound when emptying the trash in SL. Does anyone know if this is for all SL users or how I can turn it back on? I like hearing the sound and don't like the fact that I have a glitch if this is one.

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OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Error - You Can't Empty The Trash Or Move A File To The Trash

Apr 25, 2012

How can I retrieve downloaded apps, files, music, videos and documents that I put in the trash?

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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Error - You Can't Empty The Trash Or Move A File To The Trash

Jul 5, 2012

You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash?

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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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Feb 2, 2012

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Can't Empty Trash And Icon Never Indicates Files Are In Trash

May 1, 2012

Despite having several files in the trash, its icon never changes (always shows an empty trash) and the "Empty Trash" option is dimmed (that is, cannot be used). OnyX ws the only solution but it's temporary. What's the fix I should apply to Mac OS X? Also, why is it that every time I want to move a file to trash I must enter my password? It's annoying to say the least.Please help me as I don't want to go through the royal pains of installing everything again, Windows-style. I think Mac OS X should be better than that.

Info:
MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Can't Empty The Trash - Move A File To The Trash

May 28, 2012

I can't delete  anything in trash

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X :: Preparing To Empty Trash But No Trash Emptying?

Apr 9, 2009

When I direct the G5 Leopard to "empty trash" I get a window saying "preparing to empty trash" and a counter that zooms upward, but no trash emptying. I ask myself "how difficult can this be?" But I guess the answer is 'too difficult for me."

What the heck am I doing wrong?

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OS X :: Delete Only Certain Files Permanently From Trash Bin?

Feb 19, 2009

I'm a recent mac converter. Hope someone can help me out.

Now in XP I was able to remove certain files from the trash bin. I never actually emptied the entire trash bin, but once in a while would delete the oldest files from the trash bin and keep the new ones.

Is this possible in OS X? I was only able to empty the entire trash bin, but not certain parts of it.

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OS X :: Skip Trash Bin And Delete Permanently

Aug 16, 2010

I recently reset the boot thingy, (with shift-control-r-p) and repaired disk permissions. now if I delete something it will ask "are you sure you want to delete XXX, this item will be deleted immediately, you cant undo this action"

google this and it seems more ppl are wanting this feature but I dont, how do I get it back my normal trash bin? I tried in Finder's preferences, didnt work.

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OS X :: Cannot Move Files To Trash - Item Deleted Permanently

Oct 4, 2010

My problem is that I can't drag a file to the trash. When I try to delete a file by right-clicking and choose "move to trash" I get a message telling me that the item will be deleted permanently and that I cannot undo this action. In other words it is possible to delete a file permanently, but I would like to have the option to move them to the trash first. I have recently tried to partition the internal hard-drive using Boot Camp, however unsuccessfully. I don't know if the two are related. I have Macbook 13,3" early 2010 with the latest version of Snow Leopard, 10.6.4.

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Jan 3, 2010

I do not have the OS CD I need to erase all content, however I have done that manually by just dragging all of my old files to the trash and permanently deleting them.

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Software :: Items Permanently Deleting When Dragged To Trash After 10.6.2

Dec 16, 2009

Now when I drag things to the trash a message comes up telling me if I want to delete the file(s), they will be permanently delete. I don't no what happened but I used to be able to drag the file into the trash and empty the trash whenever I wanted.

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MacBook Air :: Delete Files From Trash, Get A Response That They Can't Be Permanently Removed As They Are In Use?

Apr 12, 2012

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'. 

Info:
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Deleting Files No Longer Sends To Trash But Deletes Permanently With 'cannot Undo' Warning?

May 19, 2012

For some reason, now when I delete or try to drag files/folders to trash, I get warning message 'This item will be deleted immediately. You can't undo this action.' And the files do NOT go into trash. Same if I CMD delete. I noticed this when I emptied the Aperture trash, got a warning something about permissions and cannot empty some files. They disappeared from Aperture, but the referenced master files were still in the original folder on my HD.(So I relocated the masters I was keeping, then deleted the remaining, they did not go into the trash but were permanently deleted). I don't recall changing any settings!I checked in Finder > Preferences > Advanced > 'Empty trash securely' is NOT selected.

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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OS X :: How To Empty Trash

Aug 28, 2009

What is the reason or cause of this alias in my trash? How do I get rid of it?

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Mac Pro :: Why Can't Empty The Trash Now

Mar 9, 2012

I changed to 'secure empty trash' and now I can't empty it an more!!! How can I empty it and get rid of 'secure empty trash'.

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MacBook Pro

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Mac Pro :: Why Cant Not Empty Trash Bin

May 12, 2012

why cant I not empty the trash bin?

Info:
MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

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OS X :: Trash Won't Empty Files?

Jun 26, 2009

y iMac is running Leopard and Windows 7 RC1 in Bootcamp.

From Leopard, I deleted some files on my Win7 partition, however, now Trash won't empty those files. It doesn't come up with any error.I have tried holding the Option key went emptying Trash, and have tried running repair permissions via Disk Utility.

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