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How to quit the Trash?

I was trying to empty my Trash on MacBook Pro, but it stuck and I couldn’t stop, quit, or even restart it. Can you help me please?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 5:37 PM

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leroydouglas

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Posted on Apr 12, 2022 5:57 PM

DuSia_ wrote:

I was trying to empty my Trash on MacBook Pro, but it stuck and I couldn’t stop, quit, or even restart it. Can you help me please?

You can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.

Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support

Reboot into SafeBoot Mode, then reboot as normal.

—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

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