My trash won't empty on my macbook pro, what do I do?
First off, my trash has been 'emptying' for over two days now and the status bar has not moved at all.
Secondly, when I try to stop emptying, it will just say emptying and not do anything.
Thirdly, my mac will not restart unless I exit out of the finder (trash) but because it will not stop emptying I cannot restart unless I hold down the power button.
How do I fix this and/or get the trash to empty?
I currently have 581 files waiting to be deleted, is it because I have so many items?
Select ▹ Force Quit... from the menu bar, then select Finder and press return. From the Finder menu bar, select Finder ▹ Preferences ▹ Advanced and uncheck the box labeled Empty Trash securely. Try again to empty the Trash. If you still have problems, follow the instructions in this support article:
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
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