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Emptying Trash

I paused Trash while emptying it. It then froze and now I am unable to empty it.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 24, 2021 12:22 PM

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Sep 24, 2021 12:31 PM in response to Latranner

:) 👍 


I'll just add that it may pay to...


Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes.


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

Emptying Trash

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