I have a file that I don't seem to be able to remove from the trash. Emptying the trash simply doesn't work - nothing happens, you still see paper in the basket - and I seem to be unable to remove it from the command line, as shown: $ rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/ rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501/legoland/ eÌyÌyÌyÌvkââ..ââ: File name too long rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501/legoland: Directory not empty rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501: Directory not empty rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/: Directory not empty $ rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/* rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/eÌyÌyÌyÌvkââ..ââ: File name too long rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland: Directory not empty rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501: Directory not empty $ rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ e\314\200y\314\210y\314\210y\314\210vk\342\220\200\342\220\200..\342\220 \200\342\220\200 rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/eÌyÌyÌyÌvkââ..ââ: File name too long $ rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/eÌyÌyÌyÌvkââ..ââ: File name too long rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland: Directory not empty $ mv /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ e\314\200y\314\210y\314\210y\314\210vk\342\220\200\342\220\200..\342\220 \200\342\220\200 ./foo mv: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/eÌyÌyÌyÌvkââ..ââ: File name too long $ MvMac /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ e\314\200y\314\210y\314\210y\314\210vk\342\220\200\342\220\200..\342\220 \200\342\220\200 ./foo failed to resolve one of the sources (-120) $ ls /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ e??y??y??y??vk??????..?????? $ ls /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ | xargs rm -f $ ls /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ e??y??y??y??vk??????..?????? $ find /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland/ -type f -exec rm -f \{} \; find: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/501/legoland// eÌyÌyÌyÌvkââ..ââ: File name too long The file originated on a customer's Windows box, which I backed-up by booting to MandrakeMove & `cp -Rf /mnt/windows/* /path/to/Clearlight`. I guess the file has become corrupt at some point - I've tried removing it under Lunix, Windows & Mac OS X, but all so far to no avail. If I delete it in Windows it ends up in a Recycler directory which I then am unable to `rm -rf`. Occasionally, if I boot to Windows with this drive plugged in the firewire bus, Windows will complain that the drive needs repairing & will checkdisk it, but the file still remains. Any suggestions? Stroller.