{"id":53649,"date":"2019-09-27T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=53649"},"modified":"2019-10-01T08:33:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T13:33:00","slug":"your-mac-doesnt-want-to-empty-the-trash-make-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/53649-your-mac-doesnt-want-to-empty-the-trash-make-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Mac Doesn\u2019t Want to Empty the Trash? Make It!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53703\" width=\"450\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315-229x120.jpg 229w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315-284x149.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315-190x100.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315@2x.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315-229x120@2x.jpg 458w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315-284x149@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/EmptyTrash-600x315-190x100@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever tried to empty the trash on your Mac, only to be told that &#8220;Operation can&#8217;t be completed because the item [file name] is in use?&#8221; Sometimes it is in use, and you must halt the process that\u2019s using the file or let it finish before taking out the garbage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I\u2019ve found that there are times when an item WASN\u2019T in use, but macOS thought it was. 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