Hi, Try adding the Option key to that key combination. The Option key brings up special items that normally aren't seen in menus. For example, in the Go menu, while the Option key is down, the Library folder choice is available whereas it is not without the Option key down. The Option key can also be used to force locked items into the Trash. An extra thing to try is to Restart your computer then retry emptying the Trash with the cmd-Option-shift-Delete combination. Occasionally, items that are locked will not be released from the Trash until after Restart. If none of this works, there is a way in Terminal to really force the issue, I will let you know that one if all else fails.
In answer to your question about the items only being present when your external HD was connected, this is normal behaviour. If those items originally resided on the external HD, then they are placed in a Trash folder that is hidden on the external HD. Just like the situation when you have multiple users on a computer, each has their own Trash. HTH. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-07-02, at 6:36 PM, Anouk Radix <radix.an...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I just deleted items from the trash with cmd+shift+delete. But there > are STILL items in the trash folder that i canot delete either with the > earlier named command or just with delete/backspace. > How can I FORCEthe trash folder to be emptied? > Greetings, Anouk, > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
