Some files in my trash wont delete??? Aaaaah!

Hi. I have deleted some applications using an application delete program and there are some files in my trash that just wont delete. Is says the file localized.rsrc is in use and the operation cannot be competed.
Has anyone got any advice on how i would delete these files.
Thanks, Ben

Hi Ben,
Open Activity Monitor and see if there is anything still running relevant to the deleted apps and quit the process(es) from there or:
Start up in Safe Mode and see if you can empty the trash then.
What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode
Safe Boot takes longer than normal startup.
Good luck.
Adrian
Edit: You might like to have a look at This thread too
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They say they're adobe dreamweaver files, but I've never installed dreamweaver - I was only flagged up about them when I tried to install dreamweaver, and was told that it was already installed and I needed to remove any files etc.
So I did a search for all adobe or dreamweaver files, and sure enough there they were. I consequently tracked to whack them all in the bin, but to no avail. The computer would say "this will permanently delete the file, are you sure?" - I would click yes, and it froze for a moment every time I tried and then popped up with this error message:
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Error code -61"
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http://img78.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture2cb3.png (the error message)
http://img213.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture3sx0.png (the files in question are highlighted)
If anyone knows how I could delete these, that would be extremely helpful...
I've tried the get info, unlocking trick, and there's been no joy there - the read only options are faded out and not possible to change. I've also tried TrashIt, which was recommended, and didn't work...
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I don't really understand this (that disk shows up in the screenshot you uploaded of the Finder window resulting from your search), but I also think it's irrelevant.
I went back and read your original post, and I saw this: 'The computer would say "this will permanently delete the file, are you sure?"'. I've since seen another entry in this Topic List which indicates that you get such a message when your .Trash folder is gone. (Of course, there may be other reasons why you can get the message too.) If that's true, then you really need to fix it. One easy way to find out is, try creating an ordinary file in your home directory, and then drag it to the trash? Does that work? I suspect you'll get the same message about "this will permanently delete the file, are you sure". But if you say "yes", it should succeed in deleting it. But it does indicate that your .Trash folder is probably gone.
if I create a new account that is also an administrator, then bin them, are you sure this will work?
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Hello there,
Yesterday, just before i shutdown my computer i tried to empty the trash.
The problem is, it stops, the progress bar doesnt't grow, and is stays there, saying it is going to delete trash.
I have tried restart already, and since nothing worked, i let it be all night deleting trash.
Today, when i woke up it stil was the same.
Does anyone know how to solve this?
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Maybe you have some file in the trash that in fact is in the trash of another volume.
As e.g. the Spotlight search index, the trash is stored on the particular volume, not somewhere on the hdd. Normally it's stored in the hidden folder ".trash/<your-user-id-number>" (pay attention to the dot at the beginning indicating that it's a hidden folder) at the top of the directory hierarchy of the volume. Everytime you delete files on that volume they are moved to ".trash/<your-user-id-number>". Try connecting your removable volumes like usb drives and emptying the trash then.
floba
PS: It also might be a permissions problem. Try repairing permissions with Disk Utility, too.
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Whatever i do these files in my trash wont empty, any suggestions. I have deleted tunnelblick and put this in trash before i deleted the program... Last login: Sat Mar 16 09:32:58 on console Ashish-Pradhans-iMac-2:~ ashishpradhan$ ls -la ~/.Trash total 0

Last login: Sat Mar 16 09:32:58 on console
Ashish-Pradhans-iMac-2:~ ashishpradhan$ ls -la ~/.Trash
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drwx------   7 ashishpradhan staff 238 Mar 16 09:37 .
drwxr-xr-x+ 23 ashishpradhan staff 782 Mar 4 14:35 ..
drwxr-xr-x@ 3 root           wheel 102 Feb 28 13:18 Tunnelblick 13-24-42-938.app
drwxr-xr-x   3 root           wheel 102 Feb 28 13:18 Tunnelblick 13-25-20-153.app
drwxr-xr-x   3 root           wheel 102 Feb 28 13:18 Tunnelblick 13-28-37-916.app
drwxr-xr-x   3 root           wheel 102 Feb 28 13:18 Tunnelblick 13-38-40-243.app
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"MacKeeper" has only one useful feature: it deletes itself.
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IMPORTANT: "MacKeeper" has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. In my tests, I didn't try to verify what this feature really does. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the "decrypted" files are corrupt unless proven otherwise.
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