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can't empty trash
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File refuses to be deleted no matter what
Hi there. I was hoping I could resolve this issue with a quick google search but that was lead me down a whole rabbit hole thats led to nothing but frustration. Recently, I emptied my trashcan and it said it could not delete one file because it was still in use. I then closed all applications on...- oooopossum
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- can't empty trash empty trash sudo rm
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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Deleting From Time Machine Backup - Empty Time Machine Trash [MERGED]
I have used a USB drive connected to my iMac for several years to store my time machine backup. My wife is switching from an old windows computer to a new MacBook Air, and I plan to backup her new MacBook to the same drive. I have connected the drive to our Airport Extreme, and partitioned...- NewMacUser20009
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- can't empty trash time machine problems
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8072).
My son crashed my mac by running Steam gaming software and it snowballed into a bunch of issues; I've rebooted the machine twice, but the initial freezing interrupted one of my Time Machine backups and now I'm having great difficulty getting TM to run as it's hung up on 'preparing'. So I did...