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Two questions: 1. Can single files from the trash bin be emptied? 2. Can one be absolutely certain that files in trash bin are no being accessed and used by the operation system?

Two questions:


!. Can single files in the trash bin be emptied?

2.Can one be absolutley certain, that files in the trash bin are not being accessed and used by any applecation.





Mac OS X 10.7.4

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Jun 11, 2012 10:36 AM

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Jun 11, 2012 10:55 AM in response to taronis

1. Yes. View menu -> Customize toolbar. Add the Delete icon do not enter to the toolbar. Select the file and hit the delete icon on the toolbar after the toolbar is saved.


2. The only way you can be certain of this is to boot into safe mode. This means holding the shift key on startup.


Before deleting any file, make sure it isn't a file you shouldn't be deleting.

Jun 12, 2012 9:22 AM in response to taronis

The delete icon is a red do not enter sign (circle with a slash through it). Drag this to your toolbar. Accept the changes in the Customize toolbar sheet in the button on its bottom right. Then select the file, and click on the delete icon.


Are you happy you understand how to do #2? You weren't clear on this.

Jun 12, 2012 10:13 AM in response to a brody

a brody wrote:


1. Yes. View menu -> Customize toolbar. Add the Delete icon do not enter to the toolbar. Select the file and hit the delete icon on the toolbar after the toolbar is saved.



1. Just to be clear (cos it confused me when I read it), this works when you open the Trash can in Finder, select the file, then hit the 'delete' key in the Toolbar. If you do this in any other Finder window, it will send the file to Trash.



2. The only way you can be certain of this is to boot into safe mode. This means holding the shift key on startup.



AFAIK, no application has permissions to access any file in Trash, and will return an error along the lines of 'File XYZ cannot be opened because it is in the Trash' if attempted.

Two questions: 1. Can single files from the trash bin be emptied? 2. Can one be absolutely certain that files in trash bin are no being accessed and used by the operation system?

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