Computer froze after tring to delete photos accidentally dropped onto desktop

I accidentally dropped 2000 photos onto my desktop. This caused the computer to freeze. I turned it off then back on & was able to start sending them one by one to the trash (took a very long time). Thought it would be easier to select all and drag them to the trash & froze the computer again. I left it on overnight hoping it would start resolve it's self- it did not. Turned it off then back on- nothing. What should I do? Please, help! Thank you.

Try using TrashIt!.
Also read the following if that doesn't work.
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But I seem to recall other posts with people doing what you did, i.e., move files from a GoFlex external into the trash and having problems deleting them.
One thing to check that may indicate there's going to be problems here. If those files came from your external and are now in the trash, if you unmount the external, are they still in the trash? If not then remount the external and the files should be deleteable. If they remain after you unmounted the external I suspect there's going to be some problems removing these "ghost" files.

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