![]() ![]() ![]() The second thing you can try is “Secure Empty Trash.” Hold down the Command key while pressing the Right Mouse Button, and Empty Trash on the popup menu will turn into Secure Empty Trash. But if it doesn’t, you have to get more creative. ![]() Nothing else you try to do to the file will work. You have to eject or unmount the drive before you can delete the file. Note: A common problem is that a file you are trying to delete was actually from an open DMG disk image file. The way to make sure (and the first thing to check when this happens) is to close all other programs other than Finder and try emptying the trash again. Sometimes this can be as tenuous as a link to the file being in the recent files list in the program concerned. Sometimes, despite your false impression the file is done with, it is actually still “in use,” that is to say referenced by a program that is still running. In this article we will be discussing the variety of ways you can get around this annoying message, empty the trash, and get on with your day.
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