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Old June 30th, 2008, 12:10 AM
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please tell me... there is something in my trash that i cant empty because it says it is in use can you please tell me how to get it out of use
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Old June 30th, 2008, 12:25 AM
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Firstly, try this:

Using Terminal, type

PHP Code:
rm -rf ~/.Trash 
Press Return to exectute

This command deletes the Trash Folder but you'll need to recreate it by typing:

PHP Code:
mkdir ~/.Trash 
Press Return to exectute

Then log out/in to see if it worked.
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Old June 30th, 2008, 09:27 AM
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I wonder if starting up in Safe Mode (hold down Shift when you hear the startup chime) would allow you to delete said file that's in the Trash. It's possible.
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