I deleted my back up files from my external hard drive and my trash won't empty. I get an error code -22. Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

I deleted my back up files from my external hard drive and my trash won't empty. I get an error code -22. Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

JLCruz wrote:
I deleted my back up files from my external hard drive ...
If this is related to Time Machine Backups...
See here  >  Should I delete old backups?  If so, How?
From Here  >  http://pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
If the TRASH still won’t Empty...
See Here  >  http://pondini.org/TM/E6.html

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