TS3297 I GET AN ERROR CODE 8003 WHEN I TRY TO EMPTY MY TRASHCAN

I'm trying to empty my trashcan but i keep getting an error code 8003... i need to empty trashcan to create more space on my start up disk

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I get an error code -8003 when I try to empty the trash

I was about to run TechToolPro to defrag etc my external HD when I decided to reduce the size of the Time Machine file by removing the earliest two or three backups which date back to a year ago or so. I realize the error of my ways now but my thinking was to reduce the time it took to defrag etc.
I had put the files in my trash on the MBP 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 Gb ram running 10.6.8 which at that time had about 11gib of HD space left. This action brought it down to 3.8 Gb left on the HD.
cannot
Now when I try to empty the HD I get an error code -8003 and the HD space remaining has reduced to about .5 Gb.
What are my options?
I also have a Super Duper backup.

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You could try this utility and see if that trashes any stubborn files:
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I'm getting an error code -8003 when I try to empty my trash.

I recently emptied several old backup files from an external hard drive to the trash folder. Now when I attempt to empty the trash, I get this message: "The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003). What should I do? I just took the computer and external hard drive to an apple store for genius support a few days ago and the tech fixed a few things. He advised me to empty the backup files, which is what I'm trying to do.

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I suspect you've been trying to remove some of your Time Machine back ups.   Not a good idea without doing the necessary research first. Read about ways to solve Trash problems.
From the X LAB.       Solving Trash Problems
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My computer has just been switched on after shutdown overnight so hasn't crashed, I'm wondering if there's any reason for this.

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I suspect you've been trying to remove some of your Time Machine back ups.   Not a good idea without doing the necessary research first. Read about ways to solve Trash problems.
From the X LAB.       Solving Trash Problems
Then, for clearing stubborn trash.                Download Trash It! for Mac
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I am getting error code 8003 when I try to empty my trash. Any help? This happen right after I tried to clear my backup HD.

Greetings,
If you dragged items from a TimeMachine backup drive to the trash then that is most likely the cause of the issue. Do not move files from the TimeMachine backup into the trash (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427).
If your backup drive only contains a timemachine backup then you will want to reformat that drive:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1600
Keep in mind that before you reformat the backup drive that you remove any files you wish to keep to your computer.
Cheers.

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