annoying "file in use" bug shows up quite often

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annoying "file in use" bug shows up quite often

I've noticed that when I empty the trash, I have been getting a message that the trash cannot be emptied because the file is in use--even when no file is actually in use. Any ideas why this happens and any ideas on how to solve this? Thanks.

MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Posted on Aug 2, 2006 9:01 AM

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Answer 1

f5000sl

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Aug 2, 2006 4:43 PM in response to rickyv

I'm interested in this too as I just had the same thing happen with a delete photo. Yet none of the viewers are open or anything.

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Niel

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Aug 2, 2006 9:49 PM in response to rickyv

Locate the file inside the Trash which the Finder reports as being in use, and then drag it to the desktop. Open TextEdit in the Applications folder, create a new document, and save it to the desktop with the same name as the item you want to delete. When prompted, overwrite the existing file, and then throw away the TextEdit document.

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Answer 3

Aug 2, 2006 11:59 PM in response to rickyv

A temporary solution is to logout and then login. This will let you delete the file.
Nevertheless, do not worry about similar messages.

Mihalis.

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