Can Select Items be Deleted from Trash?

I would like to delete certain items from the Trash but am not sure about deleting others. Is there any way I can highlight a certain item or items and delete them without deleting ALL the Trash contents. Thank you.

Would you suggest this Trash Considerations (or whatever) be a folder on the Desktop or would someplace else ie: Documents be a better spot?
Whatever is conveient for you... once made, you can even drag that folder's icon to the Dock between Applications & Trash for convenience.
is it safe to empty the Trash even though a copy remains in there.
In theory yes, but check to see it's still in your Applications folder... and do a Get Info on it from there to make certain it doesn't mention Trash in the Location.
Dumb question likely, but I have a thousand more like it
My personal opinion is that there are really no dumb questions... only dumb answers or failure to communicate... which is a two way street, so feel quite fee to ask away... we'll figure it out sooner or later!

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Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
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Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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u can actually force it to delete, oviously i assume you dont have the application or data etc open neware else?
try restarting your computer, go into finder close all your open applications etc, servers, **** even clear your data in your web browser, do a disk utility check and verify your drives and repair em if nessicary.
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Each has to be deleted.
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Hello Mtaff,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1526
press Shift-Option or Option key combination while emptying the Trash
Have a nice day,
Mario

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I Can't delete files from Trash
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Try this.
sudo rm -ri ~/.Trash
just make sure it is your admin account.
if it is other account, use this instead.
sudo rm -ri /Users/user_name/.Trash
This will delete your trash bin and recreate a new one.
Don't forget to relogin!

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