Re: [Fed-Talk] Can,t empty the trash
Re: [Fed-Talk] Can,t empty the trash
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Can,t empty the trash
- From: Dalton Hamilton <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:43:26 +0200
I'd create a new test user account and see if the test user has the
same problem. If the test user works fine then I'd delete the
account with the problem and recreate it -- which means setting up
your apps again -- don't keep any of your preferences files.
If the test user still has problems, re-install the OS completely and
re-format the drive. After that, if you have problems, I'd take it
to the Genius Bar at the nearest Apple Store for a demonstration and
submit it for repair/replacement.
Dalton
On Oct 20, 2006, at 2:24 PM, Basil A Decina wrote:
In one case when I tried to open the trash can, the window manager
reset (screen went all blue and then reappeard with all windows
closed). The trash can window never opened and indicated trash
still in it.
In the other case, the trash can window open but didn't have
anything in it.
I tried the option-empty and secure-empty --- no luck. I never
tried the unix command because when I looked in it (from a terminal
window) it was empty.
I never got the beachball-of-death or kernel panic.
Basil
At 6:51 PM +0200 10/19/06, Dalton Hamilton wrote:
I'd go to a shel and use the rm command to remove the files.
Apps->Utilities->Terminal
then cd .Trash
rm -r *
rm .*
When you say it locks, do you get a pin-wheel or a kernel panic
where you get a message on your screen saying the system has crashed?
Dalton Hamilton
On Oct 19, 2006, at 2:00 PM, Basil A Decina wrote:
Can't help you much but would appreciate a cleaner answer from
anyone else who's had this problem.
This happened to me on two computers I upgraded to 10.4.8. I
managed to restore one to the proper state by doing an archive/
install. But that didn't work on the other one. On the second
one I'm afraid I have to save my files, and do a reinitialize of
the HD --- then a new install.
I called AppleCare on both (a few weeks ago) and they couldn't
figure it out (except for suggesting running disk utility ---
which didn't help --- and the archive/install --- which only
helped on one).
Basil
At 7:41 AM -0400 10/19/06, Shank, Larry (Civ, GALC/DOIM) wrote:
My G5 will not allow me to empty the trash,whenever I try my
computer
freezes up.
Any suggestions?
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