I deleted the desktop application of Signal and when I wanted to empty the Trash folder a message showed up :
Finder shows that all folders in the Trash are empty. So what goes wrong here? And how can I proceed with emptying the Trash?
Thanks in advance,
Hans
Mac Pro, macOS 10.13
It does need to be difficult to prevent others from being able to delete your stuff. :)
I'd try emptying the Trash in Safe Mode...
Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.
Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.
It does need to be difficult to prevent others from being able to delete your stuff. :)
I'd try emptying the Trash in Safe Mode...
Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.
Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.
i think i would try temporarily disabling SIP. boot into recovery by holding "command+R" during startup. once there open terminal by clicking on "utilities" in the menubar and choosing "terminal". then paste in "csrutil disable" without the quotes. enter your admin password if prompted. then restart the mac and try emptying the trash. wether or not it works, make sure to re-enable SIP. boot into recovery again, reopen terminal and paste in "csrutil enable" without the quotes. enter your admin password if prompted and again restart the mac normally.
EDITED
Thanks for your very quick answer,, which I will try one of these days. I am still wondering: does it really need to be made so difficult to delete an application. I don't understand it.
Force Empty the trash
