rockandrule said:
Yenko, can you inform me a bit more about your methods? I've never had a problem with a Mac before, in about 4 years of experience, so I need some detailed instructions. Thanks.
I hate when that happens.
If you're hung up is Safe Mode, you'll have to force a shutdown. At this point it's irrelevent how you do that as long as you can do it.
Here's the proceedure:
*** Don't skip any of the steps. If you have problems afterwards, it will be difficult to assess. ***
Note: Actions are the quoted portion of the steps.
1. Restart your computer while holding down the "command-s" keys.
2. Hold the keys down until the screen turns black and white text begins to appear. You can release the keys you were holding down at this point.
3. After the screen stops writing type in the following:
fsck -f
4. Hit "return".
5. Wait until it returns an OK in the final line.
If it returns something like 'file system was modified.....' or words to that effect, repeat step 3. Else, go to next step.
6. Type "reboot" and hit "return".
If it boots normally and you still can't empty the trash, you will need to get a copy of DiskWarrior or TechTools Pro.
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