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Sep 24, 2012 9:55 PM in response to Orion Wby Brett@Userland,Try Plugging in a blank USB flash drive (there is stuff on it move it onto your computer), move the files onto the USB then either Erase or Reformat the USB (Disk utility/Select USB/Erase or Partition
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Sep 24, 2012 9:58 PM in response to Brett@Userlandby Orion W,I was able to copy the files to the USB stick, but not move them
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Sep 24, 2012 10:54 PM in response to Orion Wby Brett@Userland,When you move the files to the USB Hold Down The Command Key
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Sep 25, 2012 3:14 AM in response to Orion Wby Imp68,Try it from safe mode. Boot holding shift, and let go when you see the apple/gear/bar.
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Feb 17, 2013 6:59 PM in response to Imp68by OnMission,Ok... so I have had lots of stuff stuck in the trash over the years, but never like this. Your mention of booting from "Safe Mode" to delete was never one I had thought of before. Heres what I had to do:
1) Boot from Safe Mode using Shift Key --- Thank you "Imp69"!
2) Locate the file in the trash. If you files does not contain "Package Contents" you can skip to "step 4."
3) Control-Click (A.K.A. Right-Click or Two-Finger Click) the file and choose "Show Package Contents."
4) Make sure any and all files have "Read & Write" permissions for everyone.
4.1) Select each problem file and hit "comand-i", or Control-Click and choose "Get Info."
4.2) Unlock the little lock icon at the bottom-right corner under "Sharing & Permissions"
4.3) Make sure everyone listed under the Name column under "Sharing & Permissions" has "Read & Write" preivilege. (Don't worry... your trashing it anyway).
5) Once all potential-problem files have had their privilage/permissions changed to "Read & Write," Control Click the Trash icon, hold down the Option key while choosing "Empty Trash".
Finished!
This had been stuck for so long I said "Thank you Jesus!" when it worked, and rather quickly I might add. Terminal Comands didn't work, moving the files did work... nothing worked, except the directions above.
I hope these steps help keep a lot more hair on our heads! Thanks team for the help!
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Aug 18, 2016 8:40 AM in response to Orion Wby PeterNSteinmetz,Directory not empty looks a lot like the -f option was not included. That option forces deletion of non-empty directories.