Try this apple script http://www.faqintosh.com/risorse/en/sys/setrash/
From: macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Marta Edie Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:12 AM To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers Subject: Re: [MacGroup] trash emptying You are right, Bill, I am not able to delete just the items highlighted. I tried , but failed Marta On Sep 2, 2009, at 10:58 am, Bill Holt wrote: Re Q 1 .... No, I think. The procedure Ed described empties the trash, but not selectively. But my system is 10.4.11, so maybe that's changed? Bill Holt On Sep 2, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Marta Edie wrote: 1.Is there a way to partially empty the trash? 2. Is there a way to find all your old Apple files together and convert them in one swoosh into newer ones, so I don't have to go through the converting process should i want to open a file, which is rare, but it does happen. Marta _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu<mailto:MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu<mailto:MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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