My MBA won't empty the trash and I'm almost out of memory. It's not a year old yet.

My MBA won't empty the trash and I'm almost out of memory. It can't upgrade too! I just got it last august 2013.

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I backed up then erased 118 gigs worth of photos, but my storage still says I'm full. I emptied the trash and rebooted but my computer won't recognize the empty space. What gives?

I backed up then erased 118 gigs worth of photos, but my storage still says I'm full. I emptied the trash and rebooted, but my computer won't recognize the empty space. What gives? I erased all my iPhoto pictures from the pictures folder in Finder so I could restore a backup from my Time Capsule. When I try to restore the library, I get a message that there's not enough room on my computer to restore. I have a Macbook Pro with 250 gig hard drive. I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks!

If you're trying to add a large amount of data all at once, and you get an alert of insufficient space, then from the menu bar, select
 ▹ System Preferences... ▹ Time Machine
If the padlock icon is closed, click it to unlock the settings and authenticate. Turn Time Machine OFF, then back ON and close the preference pane. Restart the computer. Test.

HT1526 I can't empty the trash and it says error code -8003. What can I do to fix this? I need to empty as my hardrive is nearly full.

Hey,
I keep trying to empty the trash on my macbook pro as it says i have just under 2gb of harddrive space left. I can't update my software as i don't have enough harddrive space left.
Every time i try and empty the trash it says that it can't empty the trash and gives an error code -8003.
Any ideas how i can fix this?
Many Thanks,
Charlie

Can't empty trash:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1526?viewlocale=en_US
How to Force Empty the Trash:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html#Anchor-Force-11481

I deleted the picture in iphoto, then emptied my iphoto trash, but the picture is still showing on my computer when i go into my trash under "all images" How do you delete pictures even when you empty the trash and they stay in the computer?

I deleted the picture in iphoto, then emptied my iphoto trash, but the picture is still showing on my computer when i go into my trash under “all images” How do you delete pictures even when you empty the trash and they stay in the computer?

Wtih iPhoto 9 when the iPhoto Trash is emptied the files get moved to the Trash bin in the Dock as a second chance to change your mind. Look in the Dock's Trash bin.
OT

How can I telll my application to only empty the trash and go to sleep if there is trash in the trash ?

So basically I made an application called TrashEmptier with apple script and what it does is it asks you if you want to empty the trash so you press ok and it empties the trash and then lets the computer go to sleep but it does it even if there isn't anything in the trash but how can i make it so if that they're isn't anything in the trash then it wont try to empty it and go to sleep by the way this app was made with apple script editor.
adam

This is a perfect example of why background apps aren't allowed: Imaging your user forgot that they'd set this running in your application, and then discovered that their battery was running flat in no time, because your application is constantly opening network connections.
Sorry to say that your application design is flawed if you were expecting to be able to run in the background. It's all spelt out clear as day in the iPhone OS programming guide though, so you can't say you weren't warned.

My MacAir won't empty the trash

My MacAir won't empty my trash. Says it has 4,433 items to empty, which may be too much. WhenI open the trash, I can find only 17 items. I have been having trouble with my HD being too full - it has been around 249 - 250 GBs. Now it is down to 220 GBs. Please help!

Hold down the option key and empty the Trash.

Mail won't empty the Trash

OK, this isn't the end of the world or anything but it is annoying.
I upgraded to Snow Leopard and I have my mail account set to empty the trash when I quit mail. So, like a dummy, I expect that when I open mail, the trash will be empty - wrong. Since the upgrade, this hasn't worked (it worked fine before). Now I'm having to go in and tell the trash can to empty itself.
Anyone else having this problem?

Yes that does seem to fix the problem, but it also destroys all mailbox info. I have 8 mailboxes. Setting them all up again is way too much work. I will continue to force empty the trash until Apple fixes this problem, or a simpler solution is found. I restored my com.apple.mail.plist using Time Machine, so I'm back to where I was.

I have accidentally emptied the trash and deleted files that i was trying to put back

I have emptied the trash accidentally, deleting files that i was trying to put back! Can you help me to recover them?

I cannot recommend any specific data recovery software because I have not been in a situation where I needed it. I am fairly diligent having my important data backed up (two copies) so this is not a problem for me. Do look at Time Machine (one of my two backups) since it is very easy to set up and use. Look through these forums for situations where others have had to recover data and see if they mention specific recovery software.
Do not take these remarks as my being condescending. I am simply stating the facts. Try to view the price of the software as punishment for your faux pas. We all make mistakes and I have committed my share, but not in data loss.
Ciao.

I just deleted sent messages from mail, emptied the trash and now my iCloud storage is almost full. Is the mail client holding onto cached messages?

I was trying to open up some icloud storage by deleting a large chunk of emails and attachments from my sent folder. Those migrated tot he trash and I emptied the trash. Now I have a message telling my my iCloud storage is almost full. Is the mail holding on to cached emails and attachments or something? They don't show up in sent or trash. However if I do a search for the year 2012 (the year of emails I deleted) in the sent I can pull up this olds emails.

Hi there Chris,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you saw an iCloud storage alert and tried to free up some space but you're still running into the issue. Take a look at the article linked below, it provides a lot of great information about iCloud storage and should help you free up iCloud storage space.
Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support
Take care,
-Jason

Accidently placed Iphoto in trash and took it back out. Now it does not work

I accidently placed my iphoto in the trash and then removed it. Now it will not work and none of my albums will show. How do I fix this?

What exactly did you put into the Trash? Your iPhoto Library from the Pictures folder or your iPhoto application from the Applications folder?
Do you still see the iPhoto application in your Applications folder like this?
And do you still have an iPhoto Library in your Pictures folder like this?
Which of those did you trash?

Trying to empty the Trash and it tells me I don't have permission. It's my computer.

I can't get my trash to empty. The error message tells me I don't have permission to perform some of the functions. I'm that Admistrator of my own computer. Help please...

1. Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/.Trash
2. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Show Info
from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.
3. The dialog should show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section. If that's not what it shows, click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and enter your password when prompted. Use the plus- and minus-sign buttons to give yourself Read & Write access and "everyone" No Access. Delete any other entries in the access list.
4. In the General section, uncheck the box marked Locked if it's checked.
5. From the action menu (gear icon) at the bottom of the dialog, select Apply to enclosed items and confirm.
6. Close the Info window and test.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). Open a TextEdit window and paste into it (command-V). Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.

IPhoto crashes when emptying the Trash and then quitting iPhoto

When I empty the iPhoto trash and then quit iPhoto, it crashes every time. When I reopen it the trash is again full.
Also, the items in the trash are blank squares.
Any ideas?

Ronniebel:
Have you tried the usual maintenance procedures? Repair disk permissions, repair the disk with Disk Utility while booted into the system installation disk that came with you Mac, run Tiger Cache Cleaner's medium cleaning routine or OnyX to clean out the various user caches and the cron maintenance scripts.
Also download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field.
Another possibility is to run iPhoto Library Manager and use its File->Rebuild Library menu option to rebuild the library.
Next, move the iPhoto Library folder to the Shared folder and set the access so other users can read and write. Then log into another account on you Mac, fire up iPhoto with the Option key depressed and locate and open the library in the Shared folder. See if you can delete the trash there and operate normally. If you can then it's something to do with your other account. If you can't then it's the library itself.
Good luck.

TS3899 The Mail icon on my iPhone 4s says I have 1,504 unread emails. I've gone in and cleaned out all my email (sent it to Trash, then emptied the Trash), and when I go to my email, it says no mail. How do I get rid of this 1,504 emails that aren't the

The mail icon on my iPhone says I have 1,504 unread messages, but when I go to delete them, it says "No Mail". I was trying to "clean out" my phone because I can't access my Words With Friends app - everytime I try to go there, it kicks me off. I still get messages from Words saying my friends are waiting for me. Any ideas on either of these issues?

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Please help me delete files and empty the trash..

I am unable to empty the trash and also delete files from an extrnal HD.
Its so ridiculous. Finder ***** big time again.
Is there a simple solution without having to read pages of instructions or open terminal and start typing things i dont understand that could harm my mac?
thanks

Some of the suggestions you may have already tried: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1526 You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
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My Firefox (with all my hundreds of Bookmarked sites!) is gone! I emptied the Trash on my Mac and somehow Firefox is gone too! What do I do?!?

I am right in the middle of a huge project for school and was trying to clear my computer off and empty the Trash. I don't know how the two are related, but I emptied the Trash and now Firefox is gone! Can I retrieve it? How can I prevent this horror from happening again? What should I do??

Firefox stores your bookmarks inside your "Profile" folder which is located at:
Your home folder > Library > Application Support > Firefox > Profiles.
Please check if this folder is still present. If so, then copy it to some safe location.
Then, install Firefox again and restore your bookmarks.
For more information on these steps, please read this article: [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing%20up%20your%20information Backing up your information]
If you wish to know more about Profiles, please read [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles this] article.

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