Trash won't empty.

There is a thread ( http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6060757) where people have about the same issue, but it says that it is solved. My issue is not resolved.

In my trash is an alias that looks like this: \\\õ\\.õ\ - however, the slashes are symbols that are the letters NUL staggered. There is also a character that is hiding before the first each set of NULs as well as the last one.

Okay, so here is the problem. This alias file won't leave the trash bin and it's not clear what this file is. I had help from Apple support - a phone call just short of 1 hour. As I already stated, this is still not resolved.

• Empty Trash doesn't work.
• Secure Empty Trash doesn't either.
• It can't be renamed.
• It can't be moved.
• Any combination of Shift, Option, and Command while selecting Empty Trash makes no difference.
• Get Info is the only function that, while it does nothing really, makes the Trash icon change to empty. Once Trash is opened, it reveals that the alias is still in Trash, and the Trash icon changes to full again.

Safe boot did nothing. The support agent had me enter Safe boot and send the Caches from my Home/Library folder. Then I was instructed to do Empty Trash. This deleted Caches and left the unwanted alias.

Next thing I tried with him was to create a different Administrator account and log into it. Trash under this account was empty, even after opening Trash.

At the end of the call, his superior recommended to either reinstall Leopard completely, or via the option "Archive and Install." I thought about this and decided to "Archive and Install." Nothing is different.

␀␀␀õ␀␀.õ␀


This drives me nuts. I just hope that someone will be able to help.

Oh, on a side note, I wish Apple would have better informed agents. This tech said that there is no anti-virus software for Mac because Macs don't have viruses.