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Another method to empty trash that refuses to empty
Authored by: InkFreq on Dec 15, '05 07:35:57AM

Another easy way that never seems to fail is to do this from the command line.

Open terminal and use:

cd .Trash
sudo rm -r *



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Another method to empty trash that refuses to empty
Authored by: hamarkus on Dec 15, '05 08:21:25AM

What is the star for?



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Another method to empty trash that refuses to empty
Authored by: GlowingApple on Dec 15, '05 09:11:37AM

The '*' is a wild card character meaning everything. When you run the above command in the shell the shell (sh, bash, csh, ksh, zsh, etc) replaces the wildcard with a list of all matching files in the current working directory. In the case of the '*', all files are matched, so this command deletes everything in the trash.

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Jayson --When Microsoft asks you, "Where do you want to go today?" tell them "Apple."



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Another way is better for me...
Authored by: robertcoogan on Dec 15, '05 12:26:47PM

I use <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10045">CanMan</a>. It force-empties the trash, and works great. No messing with the terminal, just click and watch the trash go away.



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Another way is better for me...
Authored by: bopfan on Jan 21, '06 10:57:58AM

Unfortunately the CanMan site seems to be down or dead. Link to macupdate is fine but CanMan can't be found. Bummer.


I use <ahref="http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/10045">CanMan</a>. It force-empties the trash, and works great. No messing with the terminal, just click and watch the trash go away.



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