Error code -36 when emptying trash...Please Help !!!!!!

Hey there, im having problems emptying the trash on my macbookpro and I wonder is it the problem that slows down my computer too because it has been awhile since i have emptied my trash and now I can't empty it due to the error showed as "PodcastsPlacord.nib Error Code -36".
Does anyone has any idea on how to get this done? Please Help.....Thanks !!!

Hi Alene!
Do you make regularly house keeping of your system? Repair the permissions and stuff like that. If not repair first your permissions:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1452
Or download a Utility called Onyx and do your house keeping.
How many space is left on your HD? Which OS you are runnning?
If you have done all this, and you are still unable to empty your Trash, I will tell you, how to do this with a Terminal command ...
marek

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