Trash is stuck in "perpetual empty" cycle

My trash can is stuck in a perpetual "empty" cycle so that anything I place in the trash is immediately deleted. How do I reset it so that I have to empty the trash manually?

1. Minimize all open windows/apps, or just click on any free space on your desktop.
2. Click Finder (in the menu bar, at the top) > Preferences... > Advanced tab
3. Uncheck "Empty Trash Securely"
4. Check "Show Warning before Emptying Trash"
Et voila!
After that, if you use Finder to emtpy your Trash, you'll be given options for both.

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Have you tried rebooting your Mac?

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Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Assuming yo mean the Mil trash folder, go to Settings>Mail the account and delete the account fro the iPod and reenter the accont settings.
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

Strange file in trash and it won't empty

I have a strange file in trash and it will not empty.
There is an alias file that has a strange name and a date of dec. 31, 1903. It will not go away when I empty. I put other files in the trash to see if they would be deleted and they do, but the other will not be deleted.
In the name of the file there is small characters that say "null" then õ's as well.
I took a few screen shots and posted them on photobucket, Take a look. Any suggestions or theories?
This is a first
Link is http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/pschmidt63/
phil

pschmidt63 wrote:
I have a strange file in trash and it will not empty.
There is an alias file that has a strange name and a date of dec. 31, 1903. It will not go away when I empty. I put other files in the trash to see if they would be deleted and they do, but the other will not be deleted.
On the Mac there are actually multiple Trashes. The user Trash ".Trash" in user's home folder, and multiple (depending on number of volumes in machine) ".Trashes" folder(s) one each in root of volume. In the ".Trashes" folder there can be a trash folder for the user.
It looks like you have a corrupted/illegal character file which you can't delete via the UI. Via the terminal you may be able to. But... you have to go to the "trash" where the file actually is - and it may not be in "~/.Trash". But in the Mac desktop you will see it in your Trash icon.
Have a look at my post here
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5864381#5864381
and the rest of the thread.
Get into Terminal and check your home trash folder, see if the file is there then go to the other trash folders ".Trashes" and look for it there and kill it with "sudo" command as shown in my other post here.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5864569#5864569
*Can you let us know if this solves it for you* - as I am interested to know if this is definite fix.
Cheers

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Accidently Renamed Trash, now I can't empty it.

i accidently renamed the .trash folder to trash. now i can't empty it. when i tried to rename it, it said that the folder name was already reserved. how do i get it back to normal?

ashok willmott wrote:
i accidently renamed the .trash folder to trash.
how exactly did you manage that? did you do it from terminal. or did you manage to do it from finder somehow?
now i can't empty it. when i tried to rename it, it said that the folder name was already reserved.
this most likely means that a new .trash folder was created. either way, log out/in and trash the Trash folder normally (just drag it to Trash). you should be able to do it.
how do i get it back to normal?
Message was edited by: V.K.

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I too have this problem. I just transfered my entire library to an external drive it worked great for a couple of days until I accidently opened itunes without holding down the option key. Now iTunes can't find any of my tunes even though I choose the library on the external drive.
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How can I empty trash? It won't empty. I received error code -8003.

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Usually rebooting clears it so you can empty the trash, otherwise:
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

"You can't open the Trash because it's being emptied."

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http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

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Error 1604 is covered here:
Error 1604: This error is often related to USB timing. Try changing USB ports, uninstalling and reinstalling USB ports, and other available USB troubleshooting steps (troubleshooting USB connections, device not recognized properly, computer won't recognize a FireWire or USB device). If you are using a dock, bypass it and connect directly to the white Apple USB dock connector cable. If the issue persists on a known-good computer, the device may need service.
If the issue is not resolved by USB isolation troubleshooting, and another computer is not available, try these steps to resolve the issue:
Connect the device to iTunes, confirm that the device is in Recovery Mode. If it's not in Recovery Mode, put it into Recovery Mode.
Restore and wait for error 1604.
When prompted, click OK.
Close and reopen iTunes while iPhone remains connected.
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Try to restore again.
If the steps above do not resolve the issue, try restoring using a known-good USB cable, computer, and network connection.
But the restore loop is also pointing into this direction:
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Adding DNS codes to your Network Settings, should gives good results in terms of speed-up:
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208.67.220.220
(An explanation of why that is both safe and a good idea can be read here: http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/opendsn-what-is-opendns-why-required-2/2587 /
Open DNS also provides an anti-phishing feature: http://www.opendns.com/solutions/homenetwork/anti-phishing/ )
Whilst in System Preferences/Network you should also turn off 'IPv6' in your preference pane, as otherwise you may not get the full speed benefit (the DNS resolver will default to making SRV queries). If you want to know what IPv6 is:
This is Apple's guidance on iPv6:
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form values
download.plist
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com.apple.Safari.plist
Repair permissions (in Disk Utility).
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