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Attached are screen shots of the three error messages I get when trying to empty my trash. This has been going on since macOS 12, now on 14. No clue how this stuff got into the trash, no clue how to fix it. Long time experienced Mac user, never seen this before.
iMac Pro, macOS 14.0
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The only time I've had this happen was when certain files were "Locked". And they were in folders with many others that were not locked.
That required I drill down to every file, do a Get Info on each and unlock each individually. Once all the files and folders were thusly unlocked, the trash could be emptied.
I never locked any files or folders ... go figure.
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The only time I've had this happen was when certain files were "Locked". And they were in folders with many others that were not locked.
That required I drill down to every file, do a Get Info on each and unlock each individually. Once all the files and folders were thusly unlocked, the trash could be emptied.
I never locked any files or folders ... go figure.
Boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and try emptying the Trash from there.
Note: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will assure a successful boot into Safe Mode.
Issue solved with the help of Bombich Software teach support. I used Carbon Copy Cloner's "Delete SafetyNet Folder" function, it cleared out the problematic files in the trash, Trash if fixed. So are three other issues I was having with my iMac Pro.
I never lock anything either, no need to. But the only item I can see in the Trash is a folder titled "trash" and it is not locked. It does not show anything inside of it. I assume there are hidden files there. So this is an issue.
That was the first thing I tried, still won't empty the trash, claiming those files are in use.
Where are these files from?
I have no idea.
Specific items in trash won't empty.
