I am unable to empty trash. A blue barber pole with two items to delete just hangs. I relaunched finder, but am hesitant to reset PRAM or empty from terminal. This is an older MacBook Pro in Maverick. Any suggestions? (Richard)
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
My Mac Won't Empty the Trash | Easy PC Tutorials
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on solving Trash issues. You can also try using Trash It! 5.1 to fix the problem. Or you can try this:
Open the Terminal in the Utilities folder and paste the following at the prompt:
sudo rm -Rf ~/.Trash
Press RETURN. Enter your admin password when prompted. It will not echo to the screen. Press RETURN again.
(Should anyone tell you this is dangerous or unnecessary, please ignore the comment.)
Thanks. I'm researching this for my daughter-in-law. Lots of good stuff here. I'll try it when I see her next. Should do the job.
Richard
I am unable to empty trash. A blue barber pole with two items to delete just hangs. Any suggestions? (Richard)
