When emptying the trash, the counter goes up...

What's going on when emptying the trash, the counter goes past zero on the way down and then proceeds into the tens of thousands of negative numbers? I am trying to get rid of back ups on my external disk.
Thanks

David Wilson24 wrote:
But now, I just want to get the trash cleared so that further actions will work as far as future "emptyings".
The count going negative is normal, in a way, when deleting TM backups. Not a problem.
If the trash won't empty, hold the Alt/Option key while selecting Finder > Empty Trash... from the menubar.
You shouldn't ever need to delete backups, however. Let Time Machine delete old ones when it runs out of space.

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