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How do I force the trash to empty?

Asked by george_rutkay

Not in any application, just the operating system - there is still something in the trash and I can't empty it. I right click, do the Empty Trash thing, but something remains. It's a folder with some old video files which didn't play.

How do I force the Trash to empty?

thanks!

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Best Andre Mangan (kyphi) said : 		#1

This is probably a permission issue - that means that you do not have the necessary permission to delete these files completely.

Open a terminal window (Applications, Accessories, Terminal) and either type the following or copy and paste it:

sudo rm -rf ~/.local/share/Trash/files/*

Enter your password when requested.

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george_rutkay (yaktur) said : 		#2

Thanks! This solved it for me!

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george_rutkay (yaktur) said : 		#3

Thanks Andre Mangan, that solved my question.

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sgerianda (mirtaorama) said : 		#4

thanx andre, i had the same 'situation' and now it solved.thanks to you!cheers!

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ira (elephantman1) said : 		#5

it wont let me type in my password