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Secure emptying trash when getting privilges message

  • 01-09-2010 10:04PM
    #1
    Clanket
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,087 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,

    Any help much appreciated.

    I decided the other day to use my Iomega Screenplay HD as a backup for my mac. Because it is NSCF (or whatever it is) I knew I'd have to re-format it in Fat32. I copied the contents of the HD to my Mac with the intention of writing it all back once the HD had been formatted.

    However when I read up about formatting this HD I discovered that once it had been formatted to Fat32 I would not be able to use the screenplay function any more (it comes in handy). So I decided not to format it and pick up a different HD to use as a backup.

    So anyway here's my problem. I copied 48gb of data to the Mac that I no longer want there (as I already have on the screenplay HD). So I moved it to the trash. I then hit the secure empty trash button (Im under the impression this is better as it completely clears valuable space on the mac's HD). However it will not delete. I keep getting the message "The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient priviliges for some of the items".

    As I said, I would like to completely delete all these files as they are 48gb and are taking up room I can really do with. From what I can gather holding command and hitting delete will get rid of the files from the trash but they will still be on the computer taking up space.

    I've tried googling but am not getting anywhere. If someone can help I'd be much appreciated.

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    Clanket
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,087 ✭✭✭Clanket


    Hi Bedlam,

    Thanks for your reply. Someone on the apple forums got back to me and informed me that both ways of emptying the trash will free up the space. I was under the impression that by only clearing the directory paths, the space will still be used and will not be freed up.

    Thanks anyway.


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