Why won't my TRASH empty securely and completely?

I have tried several times to dump my trash.  The message comes up to empty all or just unlocked items.  I select the all option and it begins to empty the trash bin.  But soon after starting, the trash -------- bar showing how many trash items have been emptied shuts down.  When I go back to check the trash bin, there is still a lot of trash that hasn't been dumped.  How do I fix my trash bin so it empties everything out?
dgsmeall is puzzled!

Log out and back in (or reboot) then try emptying again.
If that doesn't work try Trash It!.

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