HT202225: How to avoid or remove Mac Defender malware in Mac OS X v10.6 or earlier

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delta c

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Q: MY TRASH WON'T EMPTY

my trash won't empty. it starts then just stops. i tried both kinds of emptying it. all and all unlocked. it just started this. i have allot in the trash, nothing locked.

thanks for any help.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Aug 8, 2012 4:49 PM

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by MrHoffman,

MrHoffman Aug 9, 2012 7:30 AM in response to delta c
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Aug 9, 2012 7:30 AM in response to delta c

Here's the Apple "You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash" (HT1526) article; try working through that sequence, and see if one of the suggestions resolves this.
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