Macbook cant delete dmg file....

im trying to empty my trash bin with only a 2.93gb dmg file inside. However it can never empty it, the emptying dialog box will just freezed there saying file deleting: 4 files and it just stucked like this for an hour.
Is there anyway I can force to delete it? Im new to mac and too used to windows and have no problem in deleting files.

iboey wrote:
im trying to empty my trash bin with only a 2.93gb dmg file inside. However it can never empty it, the emptying dialog box will just freezed there saying file deleting: 4 files and it just stucked like this for an hour.
Is there anyway I can force to delete it? Im new to mac and too used to windows and have no problem in deleting files.
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It sometimes happens. Usually it's the result of a permissions error.
Drag the file out of the trash bin onto your desktop and then run the disk utility, found in the Utilities folder
Select and run, repair permissions and let it run - it takes up to 1/2 hour - and ignore the time-to-complete indicater - it lies
After that, see if you can now delete the .dmg.
If not post back, we have other ways to deal with sticky issues like this.

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