On 11/10/03, Erik Justus Paiewonsky <erikpaie at online.no> wrote: > > Problem of a different Nature: > How do I go into Unix and erase files in Trash that refuse all other > suggested possibilities, (such as key combinations, onyX, Stuffit > Secure Delete etc)? I am a total newbie in command-line instructions, > so a step-by-step would be much appreciated. > Double-click on the Dock's trash icon. Open Applications->Utilities->launch the Terminal application. At the prompt, usually "username"%, type "rm -R" followed by a space. Then go to the trash window, select one item, and click and drag the selection into the Terminal window This should give you something like: username% rm -R /Volumes/Applications/.Trashes/501/"file1" use the delete key to remove the "file1" entry, leaving you with: username% rm -R /Volumes/Applications/.Trashes/501/ Hit return-that should delete everything in trash