Acutlaly if you hit enter and no prompt comes up you usually did it correctly. Try em[tying yoru trash to see if it solved the problem. I suck at using the terminal but all it is is something like a dos prompt. if you can think of it that way you should be fine.
Take care. On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Esther and others, > > I've never liked the idea of using something called "Terminal" It sounds way > too final and almost deadly! But despite my fear I'm willing to try to do > this as I'm sure Esther has discovered my problem. > > I have tried to follow the directions but as this is my first Terminal > experience I have not yet met success. > > I went to terminal and ran the program. > I hoped I was in the correct spot and typed the first line. > I then typed the second line using the one that started with sudo > I entered my password and hit return a third time > > nothing seemed to happen. > > I'm wondering if I'm understanding how to get the correct path name. > > My time machine is simply called "My time Machine" > > here is what I typed once Terminal was opened > cd /Volumes/My Time Machine > sudo rm -rf .Trashes > > I then pressed return and entered my pass word. I pressed return again and > nothing seemed to happen. > > I'm sure I'm not doing something simple that I don't know as a new Terminal > user. > > > I'm very happy That Esther identified my problem though. > > Eric Caron > On Nov 13, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> From the file name you mentioned in your system message, the problematic >> file is a Time Machine backup file that was moved to the trash in the middle >> of its backup activity, and the reason that you are having difficulty >> getting your Trash to empty completely is that your Mac considers this to be >> file that is still open by an active process. The default behavior is not >> to let you empty the Trash when such files are still open and being worked >> on by active applications, because this could potentially be something you >> want to keep -- or else why wouldn't you have closed the application? >> >> The instances where this kind of behavior can be confusing include when you >> are trying to eject a volume or shutdown, when you're told it is still >> active or a file is in use, or when something is being accessed by Time >> Machine backups, since it's easy to forget that this process may be running >> in the background. In the first case, which usually happens when you mount >> a USB memory stick and either navigate into folders because you want to >> transfer files between the memory stick and your computer, the solution is >> to check your Finder windows to make sure you're not in a folder or >> sub-directory of the device you're trying to eject. As long as you're in >> the file structure, even if you're not actively playing an MP3 file or quick >> looking a file, or editing text on the mounted volume, that device is >> considered to be "in use" and can't be ejected, so either close that Finder >> window or navigate up to the top level of the device with Command+Up arrow. >> >> In the case of your Time Machine backup, it sounds as though you "deleted" a >> .InProgress file by moving it into the Trash, but can't empty the Trash >> because the file is on an attached disk drive. You'll need to open >> Terminal, and use the command line "cd" command to change to your Time >> Machine drive, then use the "rm" command to remove your ".Trashes" file. >> Depending on how the drive is set up, and the response you get to trying to >> do these commands, you may also have to first change the permissions in the >> directory so that you can remove the files with a "chmod" command. Travis, >> or someone else familiar with the permissions status of these files can >> probably assist you if you run into a glitch here. >> >> I"d try something like the following: >> 1. Open a Terminal window. (I keep Terminal in my dock, but you can launch >> it from Finder by pressing Command-Shift-U to move to your Utilities >> folder, then press "T" to navigate to "Terminal", and Command+Down Arrow to >> launch the app). >> 2. In Terminal, type: >> cd /Volumes/<name of your time machine drive> >> and press Return after typing the line. You need to type the name of your >> Time Machine drive. An easy way to do this is to navigate to your Computer >> in a Finder window by pressing Command-Shift-C. Then navigate to the entry >> for your Time Machine volume, and press Command-C to copy the path to that >> location. Command-Tab back to the Terminal window, type: >> "cd" (without quotation marks) at the start of the line, press space bar, >> then press Command-V to paste in the path to your Time Machine drive, then >> press Return. The command line might look like: >> cd /Volumes/Time\ Machine >> >> Then, on the next line, type either: >> rm -rf .Trashes >> followed by a press of the Return key, or else >> sudo rm -rf .Trashes >> followed by a press of the Return key. >> >> I suspect that you may have to use the second line, which requires you to >> supply your Admin password with superuser privileges in response to the >> prompt. >> >> It should take a short time to remove the file, depending on how large the >> backup file was. I don't have a system that I can run a test check right >> now, so someone else may be able to fill in the details. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >> On Nov 13, 2011, at 09:06, Eric Caron wrote: >> >>> Hello helpful listers, >>> >>> For several months now I have not been able to get my trash to >>> completely empty. Now things seem even worse. When I now attempt to empty >>> my trash I'm asked if I want to delete unlocked or all items. No matter >>> what I choose the next message that comes up is, >>> >>> "The operation can’t be completed because the item >>> “2011-09-19-163521.inProgress” is in use." >>> >>> This happens even after I restart my mac book and have not opened a >>> program. >>> >>> This is a new problem as in the past I could at least empty the unlocked >>> items. >>> >>> Suggestions would be greatly appreciated! >>> >>> eRic Caron >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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