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Q: Emptying Trash extremely slow

I have to wait hours and still the Trash is not emptied

Then I restart the computer. But it would not help

The Trash cannot be emptied.

Posted on Mar 31, 2014 2:09 PM

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Q: Emptying Trash extremely slow

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Mar 31, 2014 2:13 PM in response to Bomiboll
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    Mar 31, 2014 2:13 PM in response to Bomiboll

    Hi ..

     

    Try this support article >  You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash

  • by Bomiboll,

    Bomiboll Bomiboll Apr 1, 2014 1:00 AM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    Apr 1, 2014 1:00 AM in response to Carolyn Samit

    That article is not solving the issue. The Trash does empty but it takes an hour or so.
    A message announces 4400 files to empty. I wonder if that is too large ?
    It maybe many files but it does not say how many Mb

  • by Linc Davis,Solvedanswer

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Apr 1, 2014 11:05 AM in response to Bomiboll
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    Apr 1, 2014 11:05 AM in response to Bomiboll

    Relaunch the Finder, then from the Finder menu bar, select

    Finder Preferences... Advanced

    and uncheck the box marked

    Empty Trash securely

    Try again to empty the Trash.

  • by Bomiboll,

    Bomiboll Bomiboll Apr 2, 2014 11:05 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Apr 2, 2014 11:05 PM in response to Linc Davis

    That was the solution but now I wonder : is there any indication that setting Empty Trash Securely will take 10 000 (ten thousand) times longer  than usual. Instead of emptying 1 Gb in seconds, it would take several hours

  • by nicgee,

    nicgee nicgee Oct 25, 2015 9:25 AM in response to Bomiboll
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    Oct 25, 2015 9:25 AM in response to Bomiboll

    When I look under Finder/Preferences/Advanced, I don't have the option to "empty trash securely".  These are the only options I have:

    - Show all filename extensions

    - Show warning before changing an extension

    - Show warning before emptying the Trash

     

     

    then it talks about performing a search options.

     

    ??  Everythiing related to trash is extremely slow.  Have rebooted and relaunched finder to no avail.

     

    thank you.

  • by nicgee,

    nicgee nicgee Oct 25, 2015 9:26 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    Oct 25, 2015 9:26 AM in response to Linc Davis

    hi, Linc.

     

    I'm having trouble with the trash can, as well.  Have rebooted, relaunched Finder ...

    when i go to finder preferences, i don't have the option to "empty trash securely".

     

    these are the only options I have:

     

    - show all filename extensions

    - show warning before changing an extension

    - show warning before emptying the trash

     

    then there's a way to select where to search when performing a search.

     

    ?? thoughts?

     

    thank you

     

    nicole gee