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1. #KEY COMBINATION TO FORCE EMPTY TRASH ON MAC HOW TO#
2. #KEY COMBINATION TO FORCE EMPTY TRASH ON MAC MAC#

Then uncheck the 'Locked' checkbox, and you're done! The quickest method is to select all the files you want to unlock, then press "Option + Command + I" (or hold down Option while choosing "Get Info." from the File menu) to open one Info pane for all of them.You can click on the file, choose "Get Info." or press "Command + I," then uncheck the 'Locked' checkbox, but what if you have a bunch of files to unlock? Luckily, there are a few shortcuts that you can use to unlock these files: For multiple locked files, hold down Shift and Option while you empty the trash.Ĭhanging or moving locked files can be a burden, though. If you want to delete one locked file, move it to the trash, and when you click "Empty Trash." or press "Shift + Command (Apple) + delete," make sure you hold down the Option key. To delete a locked file, the process is pretty simple. Both of these methods for locking files can cause a lot of consternation, though! Deleting or Changing a Locked File

This is a simple method of copy-prevention, as you are unable to move the files to another volume on your Mac. Well, if you lock the file (click on the file and choose "File > Get Info." or press "Command (Apple key) + I"), then you won't be able to modify or delete the file without a warning appearing.Īnother common practice is for certain programs to contain locked files in them and sometimes there are tons of them. Let's say you have five or six versions of a document you're working on, but you want to make absolutely sure you don't delete or change the original. For one, locking a file makes it unchangeable. There are a few different reasons why someone would want to lock a file. Well, I will answer those questions, and much more, after the break.

#KEY COMBINATION TO FORCE EMPTY TRASH ON MAC MAC#

And without knowing more I could have missed something simple.Quite often, I am asked one of two related questions: 1) "Why can't I delete this pesky file? My Mac says the file is locked, and I can't delete it unless I do something special!" or 2) "Gaa! I can't copy  to my flash drive or another hard drive because it's locked-help!" This will definitely fix anything that could be causing it. If still not resolved, transfer data you want to keep to another drive, erase the external hdd/repartition and start over. Maybe stay away from terminal if you're unsure of bash/command prompt.

#KEY COMBINATION TO FORCE EMPTY TRASH ON MAC HOW TO#

There is an apple support article explaining how to do this. You can do this via a key command, and if still not working you can force empty through the terminal application (utility app also). If this doesn't show anything unusual or fix the issue you could then attempt to force empty trash. Before doing this I would advise copying your data to another drive if you have one. Run a verify disk and a permissions check/repair on the external hdd partition in question. Unable to unmount, remove files, trash files, view files etc.īasically as suggested use the utility app called disk utility. This could likened to a failing partition and can cause any sort of different issues eg. Could be a permissions issue with one file within the TM backups preventing you from emptying trash.Ģ.could also be an issue with the sparse image created when you have a TM backup (basically a TM backup is a disk image). It could be a number of things causing this:ġ. Hey, are the files still in the trash when you have the ext hdd connected? After you've tried emptying I mean.