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Big Sur - Force Empty Trash

Hi. I downloaded Mojave on my macbook pro 2019 to install on another mac. Now I can't delete it. I've tried the cleanmymac program, restart, safe start, terminal sudo rm -R. I've even wiped the mac and reinstalled the system but the time machine backup put it back on. Any ideas. It's 5.5 gigs in my trash that I can't delete. It says "it is in use" but it isn't.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 16, 2021 5:14 AM

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Posted on Apr 16, 2021 5:22 AM

You need to disable SIP by booting into Recovery Mode. Disable SIP by running csrutil disable into the Terminal. Restart. Delete the file. Boot back into Recovery Mode, Re-enable SIP by typing csrutil enable into the Terminal. Restart.

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Big Sur - Force Empty Trash

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