Unable to view files on external hard drive. Progress Bar

I have been deleting various files from my external hard drive and now I cannot see the remainder of the files. Although the Trash is empty, it still shows there is something there and I get a small window that shows progress bar. I can still see the external hard drive files via spotlight, so they are still there. I have tried
Force Quit
Restart
Shut Down
Forced Shut Down
I feel sure that has something to do with the Trash?
Please...Any Ideas

I have the exact same problem.

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