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I can not empty my trash
#37862 12/16/15 04:50 PM
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Hello,

I have been trying to empty the trash from my desktop, but it won't empty.

I have an iMac desktop, running 10.6.8

When I select "secure empty trash", this message pops up:

"The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items."

There are 85 items in the trash. One file is ∼WRL1020.tmp, I'm not sure what that it. When I tried to remove it from the trash, I was able to copy it, but not drag it out. I can't get it out of the trash. The other files I recognize as jpeg, pdf, and Pages files I have trashed.

Has anyone seen this problem before?
How can I empty the trash?
Any idea what the .tmp file might be?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i3
Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz


Last edited by Sue; 12/16/15 04:50 PM.
Re: I can not empty my trash
Sue #37864 12/16/15 04:57 PM
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Download and install the appropriate version of OnyX. It's Cleaning tab has a Trash selection. From there, you can force-empty the trash.


Jon

macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
Re: I can not empty my trash
Sue #37869 12/16/15 06:08 PM
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Often an item "stuck" on the Desktop or in the Trash (usually a .tmp file) will succumb to simply force-quitting/relaunching Finder.
Should that fail, OnyX will do the trick, and it takes no time at all to install and clean up the place you're concerned about.

Re: I can not empty my trash
Sue #37871 12/16/15 06:27 PM
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I'm closing this topic so we can keep the discussion in your I can not empty my trash thread in the 'Mac OS X System' forum.


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