Can't delete xcode/iBooks Author from trashcan?

Have you tried running this command in Terminal?

sudo rm -R ~/.Trash/Xcode.app

Morgan

Edit: Make sure you restart your computer with "Reopen windows when logging back in" unchecked before running this command.

Click on the Trash can icon in the Dock.

Hold down the 'option' key and click the 'Empty' button on the right of the window.

You have wider problems at work here. Have you done this yet, in Terminal?

sudo chown -R [your_username] .Trash

where you replace [your_username] with the name of your Home folder/User account name (also remove the square bracekts).

Press 'return' and enter your password when prompted (your keypresses will not be echoed to the screen, so type carefully)

It won't delete anything, but it will set the proper permissions for your Trash folder.

After executing this command, try empting the trash in the normal way.