Another method to empty trash that refuses to empty

Dec 15, '05 06:23:00AM

Contributed by: BrentT

Occasionally, I would find several items left in my trash that would not empty. Even delete commands with tools like Onyx did nothing. I then found the cure: grab all the items in the trash, and drag them to the Desktop. Then return the icons to the trash, and empty the trash. The files are gone!

[robg adds: Over the years, this has probably been one of the more popular topics to discuss -- it seems there are many possible solutions. Even Apple has jumped into the discussion with their You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash in Mac OS X Knowledge Base document. Suffice it to say, there should be something amongst these tips that works for your specific situation...]

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