Trash wont empty error code - 8003

I've thrown away all time machine backup files from an external hard disk and my trash wont empty at all now. Keep getting Error Code - 8003. Any suggestions????

Try here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20020873-263.html
This guy has written an article giving step by step instructions on how to deal with Error -8003
Hope this helps

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3297
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20020873-263.htmll

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When I empty the trash I receive (error code -8003). How do I fix the problem?

see
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22345364#22345364

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Hi,
Everytime I try to empty my Mac's trash, it returns me an error code -8003 this is making me crazy.
I have 7 GB left on the Mac and 12 GB of files in the trash...
Thanks

Hi there,
This issue was reported and provided with some solutions attempts here before - http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10116513
Quick reading seams to be related to Time Machine, do you use it? Is your backup disk the same of your working disk?
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Message was edited by: KXsig

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Read
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html (try the suggested Terminal command.)
Get Trash it.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/8214/trash-it!

I tried to empty the trash, full of back up file from my hard disk and it just says: "The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)"

I have an external hard disk of 319.73 GB that I use as back up memory and where I put all the movies and other files that I can't leave on the computer as they occupy too much memory space . One day I was deleting all the previous dated back up to have more space on it , but had to stop the trash for doing it cause it was taking too long and now every time that I try to empty the trash it just says "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -8003)" and even if I press CONTINUE it won't empting it . I'm not really pratical with this things and I tried already to find out the solution here and on Google but apparently nobody ever had a similar error code and I don't know what else to do.
I've a MacBook Pro with a Mac OS X 10.6.8 Version.
Thanks again for the help and sorry if I did some english mistakes !
PEACE & LOVE

Hey donnie90,
It seems like this article might be the best for helping you address this issue:
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1526
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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From the X LAB.       Solving Trash Problems
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cannot
Now when I try to empty the HD I get an error code -8003 and the HD space remaining has reduced to about .5 Gb.
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