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Trash only empties 50-60 files at a time

I use my machines for my photography business and since the update, when culling through my images and sending them to the trash to be removed, if i have a more than 50 or so files in the trash, sometimes in the region of 4000 images or files (raw/jpg/xmp), emptying the trash only removes 50-60 images at a time.


I use an external SSD to process all my images


this is only started happening since i updated to ventura and the same happens between my macbook pro m1 16" and also my m1 mac mini


I have spoken to someone on apple chat before and they have asked me to reinstall ventura and this has made no change.


since this issue i have had to start using terminal to empty the trash using sudo rm -rf and this is not ideal for the amount of files im dealing with

MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Jan 18, 2023 1:29 AM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2023 6:26 AM

Well perhaps I may have missed understanding " I use an external SSD to process all my images " and sorry about that 😔.


Initial suggestion, as this Drive is being used Exclusively ? on Apple Computers would to format the drive in a Native Apple Drive format.


That would be HFS ( Journaled ) with GUID Partition Map - usually good for Large Multi-Media files which these image files would qualify as


Or the Newer APFS / GUID drive format.


The link below, from Apple, should be a good starter


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support (CA)


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Jan 18, 2023 6:26 AM in response to 1manpreetsingh

Well perhaps I may have missed understanding " I use an external SSD to process all my images " and sorry about that 😔.


Initial suggestion, as this Drive is being used Exclusively ? on Apple Computers would to format the drive in a Native Apple Drive format.


That would be HFS ( Journaled ) with GUID Partition Map - usually good for Large Multi-Media files which these image files would qualify as


Or the Newer APFS / GUID drive format.


The link below, from Apple, should be a good starter


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support (CA)


Jan 18, 2023 2:28 AM in response to 1manpreetsingh

It is not clear to me, what the Images were Originally located.


Are the images located on the Internal Drive of this computer when move to Trash ?


Are the images located on an External Drive when move to Trash ?


If on an External Drive, exactly how if the External Drive attached to the computer ?


Is the External Drive connect Directly attached, connect via USB Hub or is this a Networked Drive setup ?


In what Drive Format is the External Drive formatted ?



Trash only empties 50-60 files at a time

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