can't empty recycle bin

i can;t permanently delete anything, when i try to empty it it makes the sound it should but nothing it being deleted and i already have 5 GB stuck there.
thanks for any help i can get:)

Open the disk utility and run check permissions.

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Originally Posted by yoni666

i can;t permanently delete anything, when i try to empty it it makes the sound it should but nothing it being deleted and i already have 5 GB stuck there.
thanks for any help i can get:)

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Try this one: hold Option-Command-Shift and hit delete (the one above return) then

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Originally Posted by adyh

Open the disk utility and run check permissions.

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i entered disk utility but i don't really understand what i should do inside there...

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Originally Posted by volkspost

Try this one: hold Option-Command-Shift and hit delete (the one above return) then

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i did it and the same thing happens, it makes this sound it should and files are not deleted....

Try the following. Create on the drive where the files are a folder called "DEL" without the quotes, then move all the files from the trash in this folder.
Run terminal.app and write the following:
sudo rm -rf
- then Just select a folder "DEL" without the quotes and copy paste it into the terminal.app
- then it should look like this:

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sudo rm -rf /del

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- for startup disk or

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sudo rm -rf /volumes/xxx/del

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- where xxx name of the disk for external disk (not startup)
hit enter
enter password
hit enter
Be careful this command could destroy everything!

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Originally Posted by gnommak

Try the following. Create on the drive where the files are a folder called "DEL" without the quotes, then move all the files from the trash in this folder.
Run terminal.app and write the following:
sudo rm -rf
- then Just select a folder "DEL" without the quotes and copy paste it into the terminal.app
- then it should look like this:

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sudo rm -rf /del

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- for startup disk or

Code:

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sudo rm -rf /volumes/xxx/del

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- where xxx name of the disk for external disk (not startup)
hit enter
enter password
hit enter
Be careful this command could destroy everything!

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what is the external disk? i only have macintosh HD, and should i create DEL folder inside trash or just somewhere outside it? thanks just want to know it all caz i understand it might be dangerous...

Just click twice on the Macintosh HD and create a folder DEL (no in the trash) it must be outside the trash
Аbout an external disk, each other disk or partition has it own trash
Sorry for my English. Ukrainian :)

gnommak u are the best ever! it worked u just saved me it already became like 25 GB in there and now it's all gone, it sucks i will have to do it every time but still u really helped me man and u did a great job;)

I am glad that it helped for you. I would recommend not to play with this command. Once I deleted a half disk and lost many files.

i'll try not to though it's addictive, now i transfer every file i need into trash and once a week i will do it to all files build up there, good thing though i have it all backed up so even if all delete all my disk i can retrieve it:D but still i prefer not to. anyway it helped me a lot and BTW there filed disappear right? they are not stored somewhere else the just get erased and vanish i hope:)