--- David Cucuzza <cucuzza at sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I found this morning that just leaving the Finder > > grind away for several minutes might result in the > > Trash accepting the to-be-deleted file. At that > > juncture, the can could be emptied normally. > > Hi Jack- > Whenever I've had problems such as what you're > describing, it's definitely been > due to (software!) directory damage on the hard > drive. Disk First Aid while > booted from another volume is the very least I'd > try- as another lister > mentioned, Tech Tool Pro or Disk Warrior would > certainly be a highly > recommended step right about now... at least back up > anything you really care > about, because the drive might be about to lose > itself bigtime! > > Good Luck > > David Cucuzza --------- Dave, Very sound advice, thanks. Will report back after I've run Tech Tool Pro. jkc > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/