How can I dismiss a frozen "Deleting Trash" dialog box?

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I have the trash dialog box up, and it's frozen. What process needs to be killed in order to remove it, without having to restart?

segiddins · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-12 01:42:57Z

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Try killall Finder in Terminal.app.

answered Oct 12, 2012 at 1:42

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wont that close all open programs in finder?
– Eric Leroy
Oct 12, 2012 at 1:50
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it will only stop the finder, no other apps. since the finder is what is frozen, it would be what you have to kill
– segiddins
Oct 12, 2012 at 1:51

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IconDaemon · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-26 19:50:01Z

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Relaunch the Finder if you don't want to use the terminal. Apple menu > Force quit... > Finder > Relaunch.

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answered Sep 26, 2014 at 19:44

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This worked, easier to use than terminal for most users.
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Reano · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-14 01:22:04Z

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If you want to stop ONLY the Empty Trash process, open the Activity Monitor utility and force quit the Locum process.

Enter your admin password when requested.

answered Nov 14, 2015 at 1:22

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