{"id":29964,"date":"2005-10-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=29964"},"modified":"2012-04-16T14:58:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T14:58:25","slug":"cant-empty-trash-os-x-mac","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/cant-empty-trash-os-x-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"I can&#8217;t empty the Trash on my OS X Mac."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you try to empty the Trash but get a message that says that you can&#8217;t, try these steps.<br \/> 1   Open the Trash folder by clicking its icon in the Dock.<br \/> 2   If any file displays a tiny lock graphic on its icon, you&#8217;ll need to unlock the file to trash it. Select the file, press Command-I, click the General disclosure triangle in the Info window, and deselect the Locked checkbox. Then empty the trash.<br \/> 3   If none of the items in the Trash have a lock icon, most likely an application is preventing you from dumping the file. Quit the application that the file is associated with (for example, if it&#8217;s a partially downloaded file, try quitting Safari), then try emptying the Trash again.<br \/> 4   If that doesn&#8217;t work, a system process could be holding a file hostage. 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