Emptying the trash bin takes forever, even for small files!
The screen for emptying the trash bin is stuck with a "Deleting" message and active progress bar, taking forever and not closing. The file size is small and is not "locked". One temporary fix I found is to press the "x" button, which normally cancels the emptying process. However, in my case, the trash gets emptied whenever I do that. I am using Mac OS 13.1 on a MacBook Pro with M1 Max chip and the device has plenty of free space on the hard drive. What can be done to resolve this issue?
Trash bin with a single small file:
Emptying trash bin window stuck (with active progress bar moving):
Pressing the "x" button fixes the issue temporarily:
Trash bin emptied after "stopping" the emptying process:
MacBook Pro Apple Silicon