Trash Wont delete locked items.

I have an application in the trash that is locked and I am unable to delete it. Ive tried using single user mode and terminal to erase it using the command rm -rf ~/.Trash/* but that has not worked. The app has all the package contents removed and is 0KB but I am unable to remove it.

Thanks

I have a MacBook Pro with Retina 13" on OS X 10.10.3 (It also wouldn't erase on other previous software version)

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Feb 9, 2015 2:01 PM

32 replies

BDAqua

Level 10

250,259 points

Jan 12, 2016 3:12 PM in response to shawn__

Great to hear, thanks for the report! 🙂

tuxrider

Level 1

4 points

Aug 16, 2017 10:41 AM in response to shawn__

This worked for me as well. CrashPlan was a pain to remove.

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