try this: open the terminal and type "cd .Trash" then type "ls -la" this should show all the files in your trash - even hidden ones. Invisible files will show up as .filename if there are any files - and your sure that you want to remove them type: "rm .filename" (replace problem file with filename)
matt --- Nelson Helm <helmkyny at clockwinders.net> wrote: > I have many times backed up my computer using Dantz Retrospect, but > recently Retrospect has balked. It gives me a box that says: > > Error: Scanning incomplete, error -37 (invalid name). > > I have determined that the offending file is part of a download of an > Apple program. I know the folder it was in, and put that folder and > all its visible contents in the trash. Trying to emptying the trash > failed, generated this message: > > The item "HFS+ Private Data" could not be > deleted, because an error of type -37 > occurred. Do you want to continue? > > The trash now appears empty, but generates that message when emptied. > > I gone over my keyboard trying to find the "reserved characters" that > may not be used in file names. I found only one: [:]. I have searched > with Sherlock for [:] and not found it in any file name. > > Who will rid me of this troublesome pest? > > Nelson Helm > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be October 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be October 26. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | This list's page is <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>.
