Hi,
I have a huge problem. I accidentally copied around 20 000 pictures to my desktop on my computer. This was too much for my computer and I can't delete the files because when I try to mark one file or more the computer just crash. I have tried to go into finder aswell but it doesn't work either.
How can I delete the files?
/Sofia
Try this. I do not know if it will help, but it won't make the problem any worse. Restart your Mac in "Safe Mode": Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support.
Restarting a Mac in Safe Mode takes longer than usual so let it finish. While it starts up, Safe Mode will be performing some cursory actions that may result in reclaiming some storage space so that you can drag those files to the Trash.
See if that works. Then, restart your Mac normally.
If John Galt's suggestion works, I would drag only a few pictures to the Trash, then empty the Trash, and repeat. If your Mac is low on storage, attempting to copy/move 20,000 pictures to the Trash could exhaust your remaining storage and cause you even more grief.
Delete 20 000 files - computer crash
