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How can I empty the trash with “rm -rf ~/.Trash/*” from Finder?
Sometimes emptying the trash in Finder takes significantly longer than just running rm -rf ~/.Trash. Is there some way to remap the "right click on trash in dock + click to empty trash" button to a ...
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One-click automated USB trash delete
Is there any way I can create an automator service or app to delete ALL trash from any USB drive (my own account's trash plus everybody else's)?
I've read several solutions involving Terminal, ...
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Taking forever to move files to the trash
Finder is taking forever to move, rename, etc. files, especially when moving to the trash or emptying the trash.
Here is a video ...
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Every time I try to empty my recycling bin it gets stuck
I'm trying to empty my trash but everytime I do it gets stuck.
The only way to get it off the screen, even after hours is to force quit.
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How to determine original location of file that is currently in the Trash?
Suppose some file "Any File.pdf" is in the Trash (aka ~/.Trash).
How can I determine its original location?
By "original location" I mean the folder where that file would be moved to if one were to ...
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Can't delete folder named __MACOSX
So, I have a folder in my ~./Trash folder, and I can't seem to delete it. It's named __MACOSX, and I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of it. Finder won't start at all because of it (it ...
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Emptying the Trash: not working
On Lion 10.7.3, when trying to empty the Trash from the GUI the items to be deleted are counted, and the the dialog doesn't progress anymore:
Stopping emptying the Trash doesn't help much either: ...
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Finder prevents moving file to Trash
I've saved a PDF to the Desktop, but Finder will not allow it to be erased. How can I move it to Trash and erase it?
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How can I add Trash icon to the sidebar in Mac OS X Lion?
How can I add the Trash icon and empty Trash from the sidebar of Finder.app in Mac OS X Lion ?
I dont have a problem to add them in the list of favorites too, but the Trash icon is not draggable.
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Is Lion's new “Date Added” field supposed to work in the Trash?
One of the little things in Lion I was most excited about was the Finder's new "Date Added" field. I wanted it for two folders in particular, for obvious reasons: the Downloads folder and the Trash.
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2answers
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How can I find out what is deleting my ~/.Trash folder?
Some application or action is deleting my ~/.Trash directory. I obviously don't know when this happens, save for the "Are you sure you want to delete..." dialog box.
I can restore the Trash, by ...
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Restore Trash (~/.Trash/)?
I accidently deleted the ~/.Trash/ folder. How I fix this?
I do not want to:
Restore files currently in the Trash can
Restore files emptied with the Trash can
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Why can't I send my files to the Trash?
When I try to delete some items, whether from the keyboard (Command+Delete) or by dragging to the Trash on the dock, I get a message informing me that I can only permanently delete the item.
Why is ...
