I'm also having this OSX problem where the trash won't empty. I tried: repairing permissions Disk Utility Drive10 DiskWarrior (OS9) TrashIt DeleteIt File Buddy (OS9) Safe Boot Fsck -Y optimizing restarts (many) deleting it from OS9 putting it in another folder. When I try to move the problem folder to another location, it asks whether I want to copy the enclosed invisible file, and there is only a "yes" option (now I got more of these invisible "private data" buggers). It's been a week now and I'm ready to erase this cursed volume. Is there anything else I should try first? Rick