Remove dmg from Trash

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cromdubh Author

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Remove dmg from Trash

I downloaded a Yosemite update a few days ago.

Nothing seemed to have happened, clicked again and then found I had downloaded two Combo dmgs.

It had been a long day, replacing a failed drive and restoring it's content.

I sent the 2nd download to trash and installed the first easily.

When I went to trash I found the 2nd dmg but was not allowed to delete it.

No big deal in itself, I suppose, but if anyone has a work around to remove this from Trash which would not unduly tax my few remaining grey cells, I would be delighted to here from them.

Kind regards.

Tom

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Posted on Feb 10, 2015 6:25 AM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

Level 10

684,069 points

Feb 10, 2015 8:55 AM in response to cromdubh

Trash – Can’t Empty or Move File To Trash

Trash – Empty When File is Locked or in Use

Try holding down the option button while trying to delete the Trash. If that doesn’t work, here is some more information.

Trash FAQ

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Answer 2

Linc Davis

Level 10

209,547 points

Feb 10, 2015 11:02 AM in response to cromdubh

You have to unmount a disk image before you can delete it. One way to do that is to click the eject button next to its name in the sidebar of a Finder window (under Devices.)

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