John, I know it doesn't help now, but the "Apple approved" way to remove older Time Machine backups is through Time Machine itself which may prevent the issues with trying to empty the trash down the road. I stumbled across this feature a few years ago. Here's how to do it.
How to delete old Time Machine backups 1) Click the Time Machine icon in your Menu Bar to open Time Machine. 2) Navigate to the desired date. 3) Locate the session you want to delete from Time Machine then click the gear icon and select Delete Backup. 4) Confirm you want to delete the session, and enter your administrator password if required. Time Machine will then delete the session. Beth Phillips IT Associate PHONE | 800-626-6409 x8385 DIRECT | 502-222-8385 EMAIL | [email protected]<mailto:%7BE-mail%7D> WEBSITE | www.FastlineMediaGroup.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.FastlineMediaGroup.com&d=DwIFAg&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=oDcLJTSpVJDA8TSAY8nzndkuTJdJp0kaVBusKJ_cImg&s=aP6jF0VN0XB9YnsKOyuZPjMslpUipyzQ3VmgiWvQfIk&e=> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
