Error Message Trying to Empty Trash

I'm having my share of Mac issues this week... I have several items in my Trash bin. when I go to empty, I get the following message: "The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occured (error code - 8003). I'm using OS 10.6.8. The files I'm trying to trash are time machine backups. Anyway to fix this?

Hi, I think the problem is you trashed those backups in the Finder instead of in RM.
Solving Trash Problems...
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Have you looked through Pondini's extensive TM help site?
http://Pondini.org/TM/FAQ.html
http://pondini.org/TM/Troubleshooting.html
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I always delete whole backup, never just particular file. Should be save according to site you pointed me at:
Sometimes you may want to delete ALL backups. Sounds easy, but like so many things, it depends on the circumstances:
If there is other data on the volume, you can delete the Backups.backupdb folder, but it will take a very long time (as there may be from several hundred thousand to a few million files), and you may have trouble with locked files and/or permissions. If possible, it’s much better to delete the backups individually as above, or copy the other data elsewhere temporarily, erase the volume with Disk Utility, and copy the data back. (This is why a separate partition for Time Machine backups is advised.)
I see the "you can". :-)

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I'm getting this error quite often while emptying trash and I have to use application named Trash It. But is there any real solution to this?
1) Yes, I have manually deleted Time Machine backup from external HD, actually many times (due to some problems it was backing up around 15-20 GBs daily quickly filling my drive). It never gave me this error though.
2) I have used Disk Utility, it says there are no issues with HD and permissions were fixed.
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I always delete whole backup, never just particular file. Should be save according to site you pointed me at:
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I see the "you can". :-)

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The first and easiest thing I'd try would be the Trash itself.
Go to /Applications /Utilities/Terminal and launch it.
At the prompt, copy and paste this commandsudo rm -rf ~/.TrashPress Return.
You will be asked to enter your admin password. It will be invisible.
Enter it and press Return.
Log out and back in or restart.
Let us know.
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