Q: Impossible to empty trash ...

Emptying trash in OSX is often a nightmare. It again happened: I simply wanted to empty few folders on the external HDD and this goes forever:

After half an hour of no change, I stopped it , restarted, tried again - the same result ... Why such a trivial thing makes impossible problem in the "most advanced system of today" ? How can I empty the trash ?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Apr 19, 2014 4:03 PM

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by tbirdvet,

tbirdvet Apr 19, 2014 4:51 PM in response to savita88
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Apr 19, 2014 4:51 PM in response to savita88

What did you put in the trash? It says you have over 11K items to delete.
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savita88 Apr 19, 2014 4:56 PM in response to tbirdvet
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iPhone

Apr 19, 2014 4:56 PM in response to tbirdvet

Few folders of photos that I had as backup but don't need any more ...
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by Linc Davis,

Linc Davis Apr 19, 2014 6:41 PM in response to savita88
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Applications

Apr 19, 2014 6:41 PM in response to savita88

Relaunch the Finder, then from the Finder menu bar, select
Finder ▹ Preferences... ▹ Advanced
and uncheck the box marked
Empty Trash securely
Try again to empty the Trash.
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