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How to quit the Trash?

I was trying to empty my Trash on MacBook Pro, but it stuck and I couldn’t stop, quit, or even restart it. Can you help me please?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 12, 2022 5:37 PM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2022 5:57 PM

DuSia_ wrote:

I was trying to empty my Trash on MacBook Pro, but it stuck and I couldn’t stop, quit, or even restart it. Can you help me please?


You can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.


Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support



Reboot into SafeBoot Mode, then reboot as normal.


—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.



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Apr 12, 2022 5:57 PM in response to DuSia_

DuSia_ wrote:

I was trying to empty my Trash on MacBook Pro, but it stuck and I couldn’t stop, quit, or even restart it. Can you help me please?


You can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.


Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support



Reboot into SafeBoot Mode, then reboot as normal.


—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test.



How to quit the Trash?

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