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I don't know if it's because I have too many files in my downloads folder but basically I'm trying to move all the files to the trash to delete them and it won't move.
I was wondering is their a way to move the files to the trash or delete the files or some sort of alternative I could use since simply dragging the files to the trash isn't working.
Thank you in advance!
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
Can you move one file to the Trash? What exactly happens when you try to move all of them?
Can you move one file to the Trash? What exactly happens when you try to move all of them?
Yes I can move one but when I try to move two of them I get three items moving message and it takes way too long considering these are html file and JPG files that only weigh about less than a few hundred kb.
When I say way too long, it takes about a good 35 seconds are so to move two of the html files. If I attempt to move all of them it says preparing to move for a long time than it will load up and will only move few of them after I stop paying attention. If I try to move the picture files it does the same thing with an exception that it is stuck on prepare status with the picture files and I have over 29 thousand of them in the downloads folder.
I got the html files from 500 plus down to about 129 now.
I also want to note that sometimes even scrolling in finder is stuck and it takes a minute or so for it to work sometimes. This usually happens when I first enter the downloads folder.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
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Wow, it seems to some how fixed itself once I cleared out my trash. Thanks a lot and if it doesn't work, "I'll be back" *Arnold Schwarzenegger Voice*
I mean if the problem occurs again in the future.
Finder not transfering files to Trash?
