Force Empty Trash

[Ricky]

I just realised that I don't need to make a program for this. BatCHMOD does it. Search for it on VersionTracker, and kiss your trash goodbye.

 

[michaelsanford]

sudo rm -r ~/.trash/*

Isn't good enough?

(PS I just noticed, by accidentally deleting the ~/.trash folder, that if you erase it and then trash something it just makes a new ~/.trash (thankfully!))

 

[Ricky]

For the power user, yes. Several people on the board have been looking for a GUI way to do this, and until now, a solution hadn't come up. This was the best way I could think of, to force empty the trash through the main OS.

 

[djohnson]

There is a shareware program called TrashIt. It uses an Applescript setup that works verywell. You can find it at VersionTracker of MacUpdate.