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Trash taking long time to empty

Is there a permanent fix for very the trash emptying very slow? I have done all the terminal inputs and they work until you reboot, then problem is back.


2019 now and it seems I am the only one with this problem since 2016...

Posted on Aug 5, 2019 11:31 PM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2019 12:57 PM

If it is an older Mac it may have been set to Secure Empty Trash. Look in Finder menu > Preferences > Advanced and see if Secure Empty Trash is checked.

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Trash taking long time to empty

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