I have bunch or weird folders in trash like 2017-04-11-013647. They have sub-folders of Macintosh HD. When I try to empty trash, I'm told that these folders are in use. I've tried First Aid from repair mode and regular mode with no change. How do I fix this?
IMAC (RETINA 5K, 27-INCH, LATE 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12.4)
Now I know what happened. Normally when a time machine drive is full, it erases old backups. However I just kept getting errors that it couldn't preform a backup. I delete some backup files and I was able to do a backup. However it seems I broke things. It doesn't complain about not being able to back ups, but I can't "Enter Time Machine".
I'll replace the disk. Luckily, the other external disk is also for backups.
Thank you for your reply. I tried what you said and that didn't help. I have a number of folders in trash which when opened look like this.
Thank you. I two external hard disks connected to my iMac, one of which is for Time Machine. It's the Time Machine disk that has these weird folders. Should I just replace the drive?
- Dan
- Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
- Loads only required kernel extensions
- Prevents startup items and login items from opening automatically
- Disables user-installed fonts
- Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Have Macintosh HD Folder in Trash
