Dragging files turn to trash?

trying to drag files to dropbox and they turn to trash if i let go of mouse. even tried to move Firfox to desktop and when i let go it poofed to trash. Help!

Thanks for your response! Unfortunately, this did not work, but it was worth a try. The computer would not allow me to shut it down with a process still running...

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I dragged my ext. HD iTunes backed up folder into my new mac. Now there are duplicates of every song!! The problem is both versions seem to actually BE there when I check the info. Now I have no idea if iTunes is playing the files in the trash or not

Hi. I'm in a situation here and would really welcome some guidance. I dragged my ext. HD iTunes backed up folder into my new mac. Now there are duplicates of every song. Both versions seem to actually BE there when I check the info. So, I moved what I thought were duplicates into the trash from iTunes, and resigned myself to the fact that I would have to do this manually for each album. I did this with about 10 albums. I emptied the trash and lost them even though they still LOOKED like they were in iTunes. I repeated the process tonight on a bunch of other albums not realizing yet that I had screwed up terribly the first time. This time I saw what had happened and pulled the files out of the trash, onto my desktop and dragged them back into iTunes, then deleted the duplicate files that had exclamation points next to them. Now I have no idea if iTunes is playing duplicate files from the trash or not, and am nervous about emptying the trash. Anyone dealt with this before? Thank you

Hi. I'm in a situation here and would really welcome some guidance. I dragged my ext. HD iTunes backed up folder into my new mac. Now there are duplicates of every song. Both versions seem to actually BE there when I check the info. So, I moved what I thought were duplicates into the trash from iTunes, and resigned myself to the fact that I would have to do this manually for each album. I did this with about 10 albums. I emptied the trash and lost them even though they still LOOKED like they were in iTunes. I repeated the process tonight on a bunch of other albums not realizing yet that I had screwed up terribly the first time. This time I saw what had happened and pulled the files out of the trash, onto my desktop and dragged them back into iTunes, then deleted the duplicate files that had exclamation points next to them. Now I have no idea if iTunes is playing duplicate files from the trash or not, and am nervous about emptying the trash. Anyone dealt with this before? Thank you

I have dragged 2 files to the trash bin but I cannot delete them from the trash bin. It keeps telling me these files are in use when they are not. How do I delete these files? One is a txt file and the other is an xls file

I have dragged 2 files to the trash bin but I cannot delete them from the trash bin. It keeps telling me these files are in use when they are not. How do I delete these files? One is a txt file and the other is an xls file

From the Finder menu select 'Secure Empty Trash'. If this or the suggestion above doesn't resolve the problem take a look at the various suggestions in this link:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

I have a folder and 3 files stuck on my desktop. When I drag them to the trash I am asked to enter my administrator's password. I do this but the files and folder will not delete. I have checked 'Get Info' on each of them and they are not locked?

I have an empty folder and 3 .jpg files stuck on my desktop. When I drag them to the trash I am asked to enter my administrator's password. I do this but the files and folder will not delete. I have checked 'Get Info' on each of them and they are not locked and I have full read & write access. Grateful for any assistance in solving this problem.

Back up all data.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
ls -@Oaen De* | open -f -a TextEdit
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal 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.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Post the contents of that window, if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
If any personal information appears in the output, anonymize before posting, but don’t remove the context.

Can't drag files from stacks to trash in 10.6.7

I have two stacks on my dock, downloads and documents. On my desktop (an Early 2009 model iMac), I have no problem opening a stack ("fan" view) and dragging a file from the stack to the trash. However, on my Early 2006 MacBook, I'm unable to do this. I was able to do it with 10.5.8, but I just upgraded it to 10.6, and then to 10.6.7 a few days ago, and now I can't.
I can still drag files to trash if I open the Documents or Downloads folder in Finder, just not directly from the stack, so it's just an inconvenience at worst, but if someone could help me fix this, I'd really appreciate it. I can provide more information if needed, but I'm not sure what would be useful.

I never even knew you could do that! Just tested it on my 10.6.7 machine, though, and it worked fine. I don't have a solution for you - I suppose you could try deleting the Dock preferences (com.apple.dock.plist) and reboot - but wanted to let you know it's not a problem in 10.6.7 so you can at least take a stab at tracking down and fixing the problem.

OS Lion: Can't drag attachments into Mail message, Can't drag files into Trash

Dragging an attachment into a Mail causes a crash adn I have to force quit. I can attach files via the menu, but keep forgetting and have to keep force quitting.
Also (probably not connected), I can't move files into the Trash... Just get a Moving "xxxx" to "Trash" dialog and the progress bar never changes...
Have created a new User and the problem persists.
Any ideas?
Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3 (11D50)

damnfool wrote:
Have created a new User and the problem persists.
Boot up holding command-r keys into Lion Recovery Volume. Reinstall Lion and it will "install in place" so none of your own data or settings should be effected.

Can't drag files to trash

How do I delete a file in Pages? I used to drag'n'drop to trash with appleworks, but cannot do this in Pages. How do I get rid of docs or files I don't want around anymore? Thanks.

maurice,
Pages files are deleted in the exact same way as all other files: from a Finder window or the desktop, drag a file to the trash. It can't be done from within Pages, if that's what you're thinking.
-Dennis

How do I remove or delete files within a document folder? I have tried dragging the files to the trash and it does not work

How do I remove or delete files and image files within a document foler? I have tried dragging the files to the trash, but that is not working.

Right-click (or ctrl-click) on a file. If the "move to Trash" option is greyed out, select "get info" and read the permissions at the bottom of the info window.
Wat are they?
Do the same for the enclosing folder - what permissions does that have?

When I drag files to trash, I only get option to eliminate entirely

When I drag files to trash, I only get the option to delete entirely, except for those which were from the desktop.

When you go to the preferences for Finder, is the last box checked or unchecked? There are settings here to change wether you delete securely or just delete.

Unable to drag file to trash Error Code -8072

Unable to drag file to trash Error Code -8072

Hi,
Does the File belong to a Drive that isn't connected at the moment...
Have you tried a Complete Shutdown of the Mac...?
See if there is anything in here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1526

To delete a file, must I drag it to the trash? or can it be deleted with keystrokes such as Command/delete?

To delete a file, must I drag it to the trash, or can it be deleted with keystrokes such as Command/delete?
2nd: How to get rid of a program? Some seem to come with an uninstall file in the folder. Others do not. Will it require dragging the application and its files to the trash? or will that be incomplete? Thanks.

Most files will let you delete with the delete key if highlighted. I mostly right click on a file and choose Move To Trash.
Depending on what program it is determines how to delete it. Some are just as simple as moving to the trash. Some have uninstallers which remove them. It's best to google each application when you want to delete one to find out if it has an uninstaller and how to completely remove them. I always check to be sure to completely remove it.

How do you move a file to the trash with ONE keystroke (Can't believe I'm wasting time on this!)

Everytime I want to send a file to the trash, I have to either perform some kind of key combination/shortcut or use the trackpad/mouse, right click and select "move to trash", or drag the file(s) to the trash! This is absolutely ridiculous. Why can't I just press the delete button??? I cannot take it anymore! It's such a waste of time.
After some research, I finally found a post with the answer I was looking for from user par larsson
Re: How delete a file in mac os x?
"You can also go into System Preferences and make a new keyboard shortcut. I turned one of the function keys into a "Move To Trash" key.
1. No need to use the mouse for something that should be simple and quick.
2. Single button press just like in Windows."
Seriously!
Now the problem is how do you do this?
1. I went to the system prefs > Keyboard > Keyboard and checked "use F1, F2, etc... as standard function keys.."
2. Under keyboard shortcuts, I selected "Application Shortcuts" and clicked on the "+" sign
3. I selected the finder application, entered "Move To Trash" in the action box, and F12 as the key (because it's next to "delete")
That did not work. It just opened the dashboard instead.
4. I went back to "keyboard shortcuts" and found F12 was already assigned to open the dashboard. So I unchecked it and tried again.
That still didn't work. I would select the file to be moved to trash, press F12, and after an error "beep" sound, the last file in the folder was highlighted.

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DID IT! I cannot believe it!
I changed "Move To Trash" to "Move to Trash" and selected a file. I had lost all hope, so I took a minute to prepare myself for yet another moment of deep frustration. Then I pressed F10, and bang! the file was trashed!!! It took me a couple minutes to actually believe what just happened. Thank you so much! If I could, I would "like" you as many times as I can physically hit the "Liked" button!
PS: what the heck is wrong with Apple though??? Wrong instructions, incorrect help instructions on their own site. The chances of figuring this out before having a nervous breakdown were like one in a million (approximately, I did not actually do the math). Last week, the keyboard and the trackpad stopped responding on my brand new macbook pro for a couple hours. I was not the only one with this problem. Apparently, this was from a design flaw, which means it could happen again at any time. iMovie doesn't work. TextEdit keeps crashing all the time. Emptying the trash can take hours.
Since 2000, I bought a PMac G4 Quicksilver, a used PMac G3 Blue, a used iBook G4, a used Pismo PBook G3, a used Graphite iMac G4, a used iMac G3 (green, 233MHz I think) and I already had more problems with this brand new macbook pro than will all the other macs combined... For such an expensive machine, with 16GB of RAM, that's a little dissapointing, especially from Apple. Maybe I'm just not lucky.
Anyways, thanks again! Best moment of 2014!

Recovered files folder in trash on startup?

Hi um.. howcome when I turn my mac on theres sometimes a folder called Recovered files in my trash bin? is my Laptop not holding onto data?

*A folder called Recovered Files appears in my Trash*
One or more Recovered Files folder may appear in your Trash after restarting your computer. The recovered files are temporary files used by Mac OS X applications. Usually temporary files are deleted by an application when it no longer needs them. If an application quits unexpectedly, the temporary files may not get deleted by the application. When you restart your computer, Mac OS X moves these temporary files to the Trash.
You can retrieve useful files by dragging them out of the Trash. In most cases, however, the temporary files are not important and it is safe to empty your Trash. Check with the manufacturer of the application if you are not sure.

Wierd Files in My Trash

Has anybody encountered this type of file?
␀␀␀␀␀␀␀.␀␀␀
It's a series of backslashes made of the word NUL. Preview column indicates that the kind is Alias, size is Zero KB on disk, Last opened only says Fetching.... I click on more info and it disappears.
It only appeared quite recently and only when I move a file to the Trash. I don't remember what happened or what I was doing. I don't have Time Machine turned on because I don't have the spare disk space.
I dragged the file to Terminal and it shows that it's on the .trash of a shared FAT32 drive on my network. I've tried deleting it from that particular folder, but it just reappears.
Can somebody please help me? I'm a bit paranoid about this kind of things, which is why I moved from Windows to Mac.

Hi babynajj, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Ran across your problem researching another one, and never get to this section, but yes others have.
http://forums.macnn.com/90/mac-os-x/378816/weird-file-in-trash/
It's from a .Trash File on a Windows volume, and must be repaired with Windows® & chkdsk or whatever.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071218191518177
Ah, I see Macjack has an article...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6623217
Good luck.

I recently deleted approximately 80gb of space on my hard drive by dragging items to the trash and then emptying the trash. However, the space does not show up on my HD as free. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I recently deleted approximately 80gb of space on my hard drive by dragging items to the trash and then emptying the trash. However, the space does not show up on my HD as free. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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