My Mac Isn't Deleting Files From The Trash

Hi everybody.

I hope someone can please help me out, my trash is accumilating. I don't want it.

I never used to have this problem until I recently Updated my Mac. unaware that this would cause a problem.

Whenever I move files to the trash, and delete them, the progress bar only goes up a little bit, then it just sits there. It doesn't freeze, it just sits there.

I can't close it because the trash is being used and I can't close the finder. I have to always force quit. This never happened to me before.

I did recently install an update and then ever since I have been unable to remove anything.

It doesn't even tell me that any of the files are locked. What should I do?