--- 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... > > Good Luck > > David Cucuzza ------------- David, Solid advice from you and other listers. A liberal application this evening of Tech Tool Pro 3.0 brought the dratted Finder and associated Claris Emailer downloads into line. Drag-to-trash works fine again. Everything seems to be back to normal. Best Jack C __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/