Hi Bill, How long since you deleted the trash previously? Have you deleted files from Time Machine via Finder? Or have an external drive connected or disconnected that you have deleted files from?
Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 21/11/2011, at 6:55 AM, Bill Parker wrote: > Thanks Robin, > > Files are being deleted - but the quantity far exceeds how many I can see > listed. The site is providing good info. > > > Bill > On 20/11/2011, at 9:23 PM, Robin Belford wrote: > >> I have experienced problems like you describe. >> I found my solution here. >> http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html >> >> hope this helps >> >> robin >> >> >> On 20/11/2011, at 9:15 PM, Bill Parker wrote: >> >>> Folks, >>> >>> I want to empty my trash, but cannot. It says it contains 1285 files but I >>> can only count 53. I have tried either remove all of remove unlocked. Same >>> result. I have in the recent file clunts of 2 - 3000 items when visibly >>> at least there is no such quantity there. >>> >>> Turned machine off and re-start. No avail. >>> >>> Mac book pro 10.6.8 >>> >>> Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
