Hello, You should really try to understand why it is in use. Does it contain some kind of macro or link. Can you reopen it and delete it’s content? A dirty way is to use terminal. I would rename it so that you can restore if necessary. I don’t know how to view trash items from TextEdit but I’m sure you’ll find how to restore Trash items from Google.
If you were to open terminal: cd .Trash mv I’m\ a\ bad\file Now\ I’m\ good Notice that a back slash is before every space. You might need one before the apostrophe too. Once you start typing the filename you can press the tab key and it will automatically complete the filename and extension. You could do the same for the new name then use the left arrow key to add v2 or renamed anything to change from the original. Then press enter. HTH Gena > On 19 Jan 2019, at 00:46, Sharon Hooley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I’m trying to empty the trash on my Mac Book Air, El Capitan, which I might > not be able to upgrade. But while it’s trying to empty, I keep getting the > alert that the file or folder cannot be deleted because it’s in use. I > forced Text Edit to quit and relaunched Finder. What else can I try? > > Thanks, > > Is it hard to communicate, even with hearing aids? Visit > http://cochlearamericas.com <http://cochlearamericas.com/> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. Gena Call: M0EBP Loc: IO83PS -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
