I do not have permission to delete my trash.  It only shows trash when my external hard drive is connected.  If it is not connected, the trash empties.  What can I do to have the trash empty when the hard drive is connected?

When emptying my trash, I get "The operation can't be completed because you don't have permission to access some of the items."  (I always have a hard drive connected and have just found out that if I disconnect the hard drive, none of that trash shows in the trash can....so there has to be some correlation with the hard drive.  I have had my mac for a year, and never had this problem before though with the hard drive hooked up and all the trash being able to empty completely.)   How can I get rid of the trash.  FYI - I do not have the time machine hooked up, so I know that is not an issue.  Thanks for any ideas to try!

Please look over XLab's Solving Trash Problems article for some hints. This is an excellent  place to start.

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