Problem When dragging files to the trash you are prompted for a password Cause Sometimes when moving files or folder the permission are not carried over. Solution You will need to re-take ownership of the trash folder. Method 1 Click on the Spotlight (magnifying glass in top right), type “Terminal” and press enter. Type the… Continue reading Mac asking for password when moving files to Trash
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Empty Trash Error -8003
Problem When you empty the Trash on your Mac, you get Finder Error -8003. Solution Close down all applications. Go to your Applications folder. Go to the Utilities folder. Open Terminal. In Terminal, type sudo bash and press Enter. You will need to enter your password and press Enter. It won’t show any characters when… Continue reading Empty Trash Error -8003
Mac deletes files without moving them to Trash
Problem When you delete files or drag them to the Trash can, you are asked to input your password. After doing so, the file has been deleted but the Trash appears to be empty. Solution Go to the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open Terminal. In the Terminal window type the following and press… Continue reading Mac deletes files without moving them to Trash
Empty the Trash with files in use
Problem When you empty the Trash on your Mac, you get the following error: “The operation can’t be completed because the item <filename> is in use.” Cause Any files mentioned with the error above are still being used by the system. Solution Click the Finder icon in the dock (smiley face icon). On the top… Continue reading Empty the Trash with files in use
Unable to Delete file from Trash
Problem In Mac OS X, when you empty your Trash there is still at least one file left over. If you try to rename the file you get the following message: “The operation could not be completed. An unexpected error occurred (error code -43).” Attempting to delete or rename the file from a Terminal in… Continue reading Unable to Delete file from Trash