Cannot Delete Dmg Files From Trash

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I empty the trash bin on my Mac at the end of every day. Every once in a while, I'll get a message that reads, 'Operation can't be completed because the item [file name] is in use.' How is that possible? I know it's not in use because I'm not using it. I deleted it. I threw it in the trash! I'm the boss of this process!

There are a few reasons that your Mac might think an item is in use when you know that it isn't, including the possibility that the program it was opened with thinks you are still using it.

Apple used to have this handy tool called 'Secure Empty Trash' that coincidentally also trashed files that were still in use, but that was removed in El Capitan.

Nov 09, 2018 1) Select the file you want to delete. 2) Click File from the menu bar. 3) Hold down the Option key on your keyboard. You will notice the options in that menu change slightly when you hold the Option key. Move to Trash changes to Delete Immediately. So, select that option and then confirm that you want to delete it in the pop-up box. Select the Applications tab and find the item in the listing Right-click on the item and select delete, or select the item and use the Delete. Disabling Systems Integrity Protection (SIP) was not required, nor was a reboot. Share improve this answer. Jan 12, 2008 Once you've installed the application onto your hard drive you can delete the.dmg file unless you prefer to save it as backup. If you're a Windows switcher, a.dmg is the same thing as an.iso file basically. It's a disk image. Feb 17, 2020 How to Delete Files That Cannot Be Deleted. This wikiHow teaches you how to delete regular files that you can't seem to delete on your computer. Most of the time, files you can't delete are being used by a program or a service; you can. Cannot empty trash because item is in use Authored by: teacy123 on Jan 23, '11 05:12:12AM I found that the main reason in my use was the calculation of thumbnails (e.g. Flip4Mac calculating a thumbnail for a large WMV file in the trash).

Don't worry, though. There is still an easy way to remove those mischievous files from your computer when emptying the trash bin doesn't seem to work.

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How to delete an item in your Mac's Trash that claims it's still in use

Double-click on your Mac's Trash bin in the app dock.
Select the item you want to delete.
Right-click on the item.
Select Delete Immediately from the dropdown menu.
Click Delete to confirm that you want to delete the item. You can't undo this action.

You can now empty the trash like a proper grown-up.