Questions tagged [trash]
A storage location for files that have been marked for deletion, but not yet removed from the filesystem.
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Cannot permanently delete certain files
I have this recurring problem where certain files can't be removed from my bin:
The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “0000”
can’t be read or written. (Error code -36)
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Hidden files on memory card
I recently checked one of my memory card for space to add some video footage. The card had 11+GB of space, and is using 4.6 GB, but the video footage was 13GB. I was disappointed, as I was running low ...
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Moving to trash takes too long - emptying trash takes more than 10 minutes (even for a single item)
OSX Ventura 13.2.1
How to recreate:
Drag folder to the trash; right click on trash and choose empty trash. Will take at least 10 minutes to empty the trash with just a single .png file.
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How to Add ˜/.Trash to Time Machine Exclusions in Ventura?
This topic has been covered in other questions (e.g. this one here: On OS X, what files are excluded by rule from a Time Machine backup? ). However, due to the significant changes in the latest ...
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MacOs Bin cannot be emptied, completely empty folder structure, error shows it is used
So as of recently, I have problems emptying my macOS bin. It has only three elements in it: A folder named "S" and three more folders inside that folder. All those folders are empty.
I am ...
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macOS, call uninstall script when drag-and-drop app to trash icon
I'm working on some app that has LaunchDaemon running on the background, and thus it requires some operations to be removed, prior to deleting the data/exe files.
Is there an option to call an ...
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Phantom file anomaly
I see something in my Downloads (fanned from Dock) that I didn't download, named XXkkAgSU
Dragging the icon to Terminal pastes the full path and filename as expected. But the shell can't see it:
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Where do files reside while in the trash bin on macOS from an external drive?
I am using a Western Digital easystore drive which is formatted as exFat on macOS Monterey. I deleted about 600GB of files from the easystore drive which seemed to work fine. However, when I right-...
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How to move all old files from Downloads to the trash with one or more terminal commands?
I already found the command with which I can select all the files and directories that I do not want to send to trash. That command looks like this:
find ~/Downloads -newerat "2 months ago" -...
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App reported "in use" that isn't
I downloaded a Catalina installer which can't run because I am already on Monterey. I copied it to an external drive and put the internal copy in the Trash. When I try to empty the Trash, Finder ...
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How to find lost files and lost free space on flash card
Flash card is indicated mostly filled
Simultaneously, I can't find any files of appropriate size
% sudo du -ah
128K ./.fseventsd/fseventsd-uuid
256K ./.fseventsd
340M ./NORMAL/2022-08-05-...
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Fully delete Virtual Machine application & associated files
I have a Virtual Machine app installed on my Mac called UTM. However, I want to fully uninstall/delete it because it's taking up a massive amount of storage. However, I am concerned that if I drag the ...
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Deleting private/ root/ trash(14gb)
M1 MacBook on Monterey 12.4. I have a problem that there is a folder in private/ root that takes up 13 gb of storage which i cannot delete through finder.
This folder only contains of long forgotten ...
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Script executed when application Bluestacks is deleted from Trash
I just noticed something interesting when uninstalling Bluestacks on MacOS Monterey.
I dragged the app to the trash and when I clicked empty trash, there was a prompt to allow to run a sh script. I ...
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Deleted files on external drive (exFAT) don't go to Trash
I have a Samsung T7 SSD formatted in exFAT as additional storage for my M1 Mac Mini (currently on Monterey), it's basically where I store all files that are not applications. Recently I discovered ...
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Mac OS Monterey System Data is using about 44 GB [duplicate]
Why the System Data is taking this much space ? About more than 1 month ago I moved a 20 GB file to bin and then I emptied the trash bin. So does Mac OS keeps trash bin's data after it was emptied ? ...
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How can I change the Icon of the recycle bin on my mac?
So recently I saw a reddit post with changing the recylce bin icons to things eating your garbage files. This was very easy to implement on my PC, but at work I have grown tired of the standard mac ...
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recover Xcode project in trash without "put back"
I recently deleted by mistake a whole Xcode project (~4000 files) and although the folders were not deleted, the button "put back" from trash is not working. How could I recover my project?
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Prevent compulsive trashing on macOS Catalina
We have an autistic teenage girl with a compulsive behavior to move files to the trash and empty it! Is it possible to prevent just the emptying of the trash?
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Is it safe to use `trash-cli` on macOS?
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The program nnn has a send-to-trash functionality, and it uses trash-cli. I would like to use nnn and trash-cli on macOS. Reading trash-cli's homepage, I see it uses ~/.local/share/Trash/,...
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Struggling to recover space after backup deletion on older system
My 2TB external drive (seagate SRD00F2) is refusing to recover space after deleting backups. I've tried a number of things, hoping to find help here, TYIA. The older backups were not deleting ...
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How can I find out when a file had been moved to trash?
I have my Mac configured to automatically delete objects 30 days after they have been moved to Trash (at Finder > Preferences > Advanced > Remove items from the Trash after 30 days).
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How to delete com.apple files from the Trash folder?
This is the second time I'm posting this question. I hope I'm doing it right this time.
How to delete these files from trash? Any ideas? I tried several methods but I had no luck.
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What process(es) write to TemporaryItems/.LINKS (and leaves _LOCK files inside)?
Nearly every time I login to a user account on my computer (running macOS Catalina 10.15.7 with all latest updates) I seem to discover a 'Recovered files' folder in my Trash that upon closer ...
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Trash file inaccessible through Terminal?
Having come from a Linux environment, I am accustomed to using the command line, as in MacOS's "Terminal". In particular, I know about permissions, "sudo" and such.
But I am unable ...
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Impossibly large file in trash that I cannot delete
I have a 2019 Intel Macbook Pro on the Monterey 12.1 Beta (21C5039b), and there's a file in my trash that I suspect has been causing me some problems. Its listed size in Finder is 8.32 EB (yes, that's ...
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What's the difference between emptying the trash and securely emptying the trash? [duplicate]
The trash command has these two options:
-e Empty the trash (asks for confirmation)
-s Securely empty the trash (asks for confirmation)
What's the difference?
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Files in the trash keep reappearing in the trash after emptying
Using macOS 12.0.1 on a 2020 13" MBP M1, though this problem has existed since macOS Big Sur.
I have a number of video files in my trash which I deleted several weeks ago. It's about 100 files ...
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Can't delete “.sass-cache” because its pathname is too long
I get the error Can't delete “.sass-cache” because its pathname is too long. when I try to empty my bin.
sudo rm -rvf ~/.Trash/* doesn't work, it returns zsh: no matches found: /Users/cmiksche/.Trash/...
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Can't delete corrupted .png.icloud in MacBook Pro M1
Recently one of my friends sent me some screenshot files from WhatsApp and I downloaded it to my MacBook, those files were screenshot.png.icloud files. Once they are on my downloads folder, I can't ...
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Desktop, Documents, and Downloads folders are gone after deleting Dropbox
Recently, I downloaded Dropbox to try it out, and upon realizing it required a subscription after 2 GB, I decided to cut to the chase and delete it. After syncing everything, I followed the ...
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Finder suddenly asking for permission to move to trash
In some recent update, the finder has asked me for to enter my password before I can move a file to the trash. It's a similar issue to this question: Finder asks for password to move file to trash, ...
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Path to the Bin directory
I am unable to determine the path to the Bin directory, the one that is shown in Finder window when I click on The Trash icon in the Dock.
I am seeking it, so I can either use the Finder's Go to ...
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Can't delete app "xcode 5 is in use"
I am getting this error emptying my trash after deleting XCode. I don't use it and haven't for years.
It's it possible it is being used by other applications... It seems it's almost part of the OS the ...
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How can I force my Mac to delete my trash which contains deeply nested locked folders?
I have hundreds of gigabytes of files that I manually (tried) to delete from an external hard drive. However I can't empty my trash, and no space has freed up on the drive.
When I try to empty my ...
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Give the Terminal.app Full Disk permission problem even it is given
macOS: v 11.2.3
Chip Apple M1
I have given the Full Disk Access to Terminal and iTerm.
But when I run a Bash script to clean up the Trash directory I get "Give the Terminal.app Full Disk ...
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Fully unmount volume?
I created a volume in disk utility, and called "projects.dmg". I assigned a password to it, and stored it in my home directory. All is good. I can now mount this volume in terminal, ...
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Why do I see a "Put Back" menu item in the trash for only some items?
When I control-click on some files in the trash I see the "Put Back" menu item:
However, on other files I don't see this item:
Why is that?
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Finder asks for password to move file to trash
Recently, the Finder has asked me for a password whenever I move a file to the trash. I get the message, "Finder wants to move 'filename' to the trash. Enter your password to allow this". ...
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How to delete a macOS installer from Big Sur?
I downloaded the Mojave installer from my Big Sur machine to create a USB installer for an old Mac Mini.
I then deleted the installer from the Applications folder, but now whenever I try to empty the ...
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How to bring back files that are deleted from trash? [without using external software]
I have an external hard drive that contained some folders and I had permanently deleted that by mistake. Is there any way I can get that folder back?
MacOS Version: Catalina 10.15.5
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Folder won't delete from Trash for "Can't delete "_ImageItems" because its pathname is too long"
I'm trying to empty my trash on my iMac. When I do, I can detete everything but 1 folder. The one folder seems to reference itself infinitely. Each time I click on the expander chevron, I get ...
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Impossible to Delete Catalina Installers
I've tried to delete the Catalina installer twice - and both instances have become stuck in Trash.
Trying to empty Trash via GUI results in 'operation can't be completed because item is in use` errors....
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Trash moved to Other, wasn't removed [duplicate]
I had 30 GB of trash (UnrealEngine4) and when I emptied it, it only took a second and it all became part of Other in About this Mac - Storage. I was looking at it, before it was 30GB in Trash, and ...
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Why is there no "Restore" or "put back" button in my trash?
There is no restore option when I right click a folder in my trash. Did I do something wrong with my computer to cause it to do away with this option?
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Deleting stubborn items from my Mac
I have a couple of items that are proving intractable to remove from my Mac. One is a no longer needed copy of the Catalina installer, the other is one set of the relocated items that macOS now puts ...
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Can't empty trash, file says is in use, have tried everything
I'm trying to delete a Deleted Users folder but it won't let me, inside there's a Library folder with a VoiceTrigger folder, inside that there's a file called SAT when I try to directly delete that ...
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cannot access files in trash previously on external harddrive
I have no problem making a list of all files in the trash provided those files were previously on the main harddrive, but when those files were previously on an external harddrive I can't access them ...
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Apple Mail not deleting (archiving) gmail messages properly
I'm having real trouble getting Apple mail to delete (archive) messages in gmail.
Historically gmail re-interpreted deleting messages to mean archiving them. So though IMAP, for example, a naive ...
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Can't delete old Time Machine backups from Trash
I was trying to delete some old Time Machine backups from my backup drive. I am running into a few issues.
I tried the method outlined in this article of simply moving them to the trash. After I ...
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