Thanks, I'll try that next time I have to erase that folder. Sometimes I forget how powerful that terminal, especially the sudo prefix, can be.
On 7/21/13, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > If you prefix the rm command with sudo. It should remove the directory. Just > be careful deleting this way. > > code: sudo rm -rf .trash > > Gena > > Please Note: > Please use email address below for all future correspondence: > > [email protected] > > Georgina Joyce > Applied Psychologist > Training and Coaching. > Because individuals of groups matter! > > > On 21 Jul 2013, at 07:32, Steve Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Another way to clear this out is if you have a Linux machine some place; >> just mount that drive on the Linux box and rm -fr the folder and it won't >> care. I realize you might not have that option available to you but I do >> and it came in handy to do just that and additionally go after files on a >> broken windows environment by mounting that drive. >> >> I wonder if one could rm the .trashes folder from a terminal on any mac. >> >> On Jul 3, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Oops, duh! I guess the actual easiest method would be to go to the >>> computer that you did the deleting on. The second easiest is what I >>> mentioned. >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> On 2013-07-03, at 3:55 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, it was on another system. Thankfully, that other system is that >>>> older Mac I mentioned in my Pages question, so I can just go empty that >>>> one's trash. Thanks for the tip - I did not realize the trash was >>>> machine-specific, though in retrospect that setup does make more sense. >>>> On Jul 3, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm guessing that the items were put in the Trash when the Thumb Drive >>>>> was connected to a different system. If that's the case, then the >>>>> Trash is linked to the other machine so you do not have permission to >>>>> empty it. The easiest way to fix this is to copy the items that you >>>>> wish kept from it over to your Mac, then use Disk Utility to format it. >>>>> You can then copy the items back over and you'll have the full amount >>>>> of space available. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-07-03, at 1:39 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> I have a 1.04gb folder called .trashes on a thumb drive, and I want to >>>>>> clear it out. Google tells me to just empty the trash on the Mac and >>>>>> that will clear the trash of all mounted drives, but it does not, and >>>>>> the folder still shows as having 1.04gb in it. When I open the folder, >>>>>> it is empty. What is going on, and how can I get my free space back? >>>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Have a great day, >>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>>>> [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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Have a great day, >>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >>>> [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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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