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Martha Lyle Author

Level 1

115 points

TIME MACHINE FILE IN TRASH

I dragged an "in Progress" file from Time Machine into the Trash. Now I can't get rid of it. The message is that the file is in use. What can I do?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 9, 2023 3:18 PM

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BDAqua

Level 10

239,591 points

Posted on Sep 9, 2023 3:54 PM

Safe Boot then empty the trash.

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

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