Why does my trash hang on emptying?

I have an external G-Tech Raid drive attached to my MBP and just recently as I try to empty the trash it has started to hang. When I try empty the trash a message tells me I have 6 items more than I can see in the trash can. I am not super knowleagable about fixing this issue though I did download Cocktail last night and Trash It! but TI!does nothing and I cannot figure out Cocktail. I've got to get this problem fixed.
Help!

Assuming there is:
Start Terminal (in Applications/Utilities) and do the following:
copy/paste the following command into the line with the blinking cursor:
sudo rm -Rf ~/.Trash/*
then hit Enter.
It may ask you for your admin password, type it in and enter.
Now the Trash bin should be empty.
Quit Terminal.
Normally this "hanging" happens when a file in the trash bin is still in use: it is running or it is in an active application (for example a pdf file that was read into Preview and Preview is not quit.

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