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Empty trash issue-How do I empty trash?

I have a Mac Pro with Mountain Lion. I have not encountered this problem before. When I tried to empty the trash it said

" The operation can't be completed because you don;t have permission to access some ot the items. Then has a button that says stop or continue, when I press continue nothing happens. I am the administrator and owner of the computer at home. there are a couple of jpeg photos and some documents. How can I delete these items?

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 2, 2013 12:00 PM

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User profile for user: Linc Davis
Linc Davis
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Apr 2, 2013 5:21 PM in response to ssjs2122

1. Triple-click the line below to select it:

~/.Trash

2. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

Services ▹ Show Info

from the contextual menu. An Info dialog should open.

3. The dialog should show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section. If that's not what it shows, click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and enter your password when prompted. Use the plus- and minus-sign buttons to give yourself Read & Write access and "everyone" No Access. Delete any other entries in the access list.


4. In the General section, uncheck the box marked Locked if it's checked.

5. From the action menu (gear icon) at the bottom of the dialog, select Apply to enclosed items and confirm.

6. Close the Info window and test.
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Empty trash issue-How do I empty trash?

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