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When I move files to trash,the bin is empty. My files never go there. Its always empty???

I really need help bad here!!! When I move files to trash,the sounds play...but the files never show up in the bin. It still has the empty look and is very empty. Its been doing this for a few weeks. Its getting very fustrating. Can anyone help me here? Looking forward to getting this issue resolved soon! *crosses fingers* 😐

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Feb 12, 2013 6:35 PM

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Feb 12, 2013 7:25 PM in response to Billy17241

Go to the Finder - click anywhere on your Mac's desktop, and choose File > New Folder.


If a folder appears on your Desktop then you can ignore the reference to the house icon.


Continue from where he wrote "open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder "


You can find Terminal by using the Finder's Go menu and choosing Utilities, then double-click the Terminal icon.


In the Terminal window, you will do something like this


Last login: Wed Feb 12 03:21:53 on ttys000

Johns-iMac:~ john$ mkdir ~/.Trash

mkdir: /Users/john/.Trash: File exists

Johns-iMac:~ john$ sudo chown $UID ~/.Trash

Password: (type your password then press Return)

Johns-iMac:~ john$ chmod u+rwx ~/.Trash

Johns-iMac:~ john$



You will be typing the entries in red exactly as shown. Press the Return key at the end of each line.


Quit Terminal.


Drag the folder you just created to the Trash and confirm that it appears in the Trash.


Empty the Trash.

When I move files to trash,the bin is empty. My files never go there. Its always empty???

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