How to delete corrupt files inside "/.Trashes/501"? They have been found by DiskWarrior - Files. Doing this in Terminal does not show contents of such folder:
cd /
cd .Trashes/501
ls -l
Doing this does not delete such corrupt files:
cd /
cd .Trashes/501
rm -rf *
iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS Sierra (10.12.6), Booting from internal Apple SSD 2TB
Are you logged into the account with UID 501?
Try holding down the option/alt key while trying to delete the Trash. If that doesn’t work, here is some more information.
cd /
cd .Trashes/501
ls -l
Use ls -al.
If there is nothing to show, it is likely DiskWarrior wasting your time.
ls: Permission denied.
sudo ls -al
When it asks for a password, just enter your password. It won't show anything while you type.
Thanks. I have tried that, yet such "/.Trashes/501" contents remain.
Did you try the suggestions contained in the 2 articles I posted links for?
Yes. The files remain in "/.Trashes/501", since DiskWarrior keeps on showing them as corrupt.
How to do it? Could you elaborate? Thanks.
After
ls -l
I get:
ls: Permission denied.
After
ls -al
I get:
ls: Permission denied.
I guess you meant to use just "ls -al" as command (not "Use ls -al" as command).
Thanks. Doing it shows:
total 0
d-wx-wx-wt 2 root wheel 68 Feb 17 13:23 .
drwxr-xr-x 80 root wheel 2788 Feb 18 18:49 ..
but does not show items inside Trash.
Did you use the path to /.Trashes/501?
If so, then DiskWarrior is a waste of time and money.
Do not use the recursive remove command (rm -rf) with any privilege while in the System Root directory — or you will be truly sorry… it is a whirlpool of grief.
How to delete corrupt files inside "/.Trashes/501"
