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Stubborn Trash deletion

Anybody have a quick permanent method of deleting the Trash - have some Time Machine sessions that take forever to get rid of?



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Posted on Feb 16, 2023 2:16 PM

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Feb 16, 2023 2:33 PM in response to Friend3

Agree with previous contributor, do not to muck around with the Time Machine Backup drive for the same reasons presented.


In this specific situation, shutdown the computer will the TM Backup still attached.


Disconnect the drive and then restart the computer


Yes, there is the chance this will corrupt the TM Backups on the drive, but that may have have already happened by attempting to Remove the Snap Shots.


In which case, the User will have to Reformat the drive anyways

Stubborn Trash deletion

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