I dont know if this will work in all situations, but it worked for me, and hopefully for some others as well.
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I've had a couple of occasions where a file would not delete from the trash because it was apparently in use by some unknown process, even though it should not be. I tried using lsof (see this hint), but wasn't having much luck. Then I tried using the Secure Empty Trash command in the Finder, and voila! that bugger was gone.
I dont know if this will work in all situations, but it worked for me, and hopefully for some others as well.
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Use Secure Empty Trash to avoid 'in-use' issues
Nope, did not work for me. Have two files I cannot get rid of. Tried the UNIX thing, your thing, BatChmod... oy.
Use Secure Empty Trash to avoid 'in-use' issues
Didn't work for me also... There is one file in one folder with an unreadable name... but ls didn't show it.
Use Secure Empty Trash to avoid 'in-use' issues
Did you tried simply:
sudo rm -rd /Users/reutter/.Trash/incoming (you will lose also the "incoming" directory) or sudo rm -rd /Users/reutter/.Trash/incoming/* It should suffice.
Use Secure Empty Trash to avoid 'in-use' issues
sudo rm -rf /Users/reutter/.Trash/incoming
Deleting undeletable files
That should remove anything that is in your way. Use with caution! Be sure you want to delete that "undeletable" file.---
Deleting undeletable files
I have an issue with my trashcan. Check this out:
Any suggestions? Anyone?
Deleting undeletable files
you are missing the -d switch (d stands for Directories)
Deleting undeletable files
Try:
Deleting undeletable files
I use Cockatil for this, never failed yet.....
worked for me
this hint worked for me, even on a loaded system extension.
Use Secure Empty Trash to avoid 'in-use' issues
I just stumbled upon the trick today, too. Had Palm Desktop user files (no application) and, believe it or not, Holiday Lights bulb files that would not delete. Tried Secure Delete and they went bye-bye. |
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