Trash says "being emptied" for hours, but doesn't empty.

Question

So, about a week ago, I clicked empty my trash. It took a little while. A minute later, I forgot that it was running, so I closed my Mac. When I turned it back on, I realized that the trash was paused emptying and the error started. I couldn't empty my trash anymore. It just appeared like it was running by saying: "Emptying the trash...," but, in fact, it didn't. After waiting for like 10 mins, no items got deleted, so I shut down my Mac by holding the Power button until it shut up. Now, I turn it back on to try again. I waited for like an hour, but it still doesn't work. There are currently only 19 items left and they are all my photos and mp3 songs. I can't put other items to the trash nor empty the items in the trash. If you have any idea, please help ASAP

Answer 1

Force the Trash to empty using Terminal.app
(You will find terminal.app in utility folder)
This technique uses a Terminal command to fore the Trash to empty. Perform the following steps in the order specified:
1.
Launch Terminal, located in the Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities folder.
2.
At the Terminal prompt, type the following command exactly as written:
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash/*
Note that:
There is a single space after each of the terms sudorm, and -rf
command.
Assure you have typed the command exactly as written before proceeding: typographical errors in this command can have dire consequences, including erasing your hard drive!
3.
Press Return.
4.
Type your Admin password when prompted, then press Return. The files in the Trash are now deleted.