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| Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:35:27 GMT, Stu Mark <stumark@earthlink.net> wrote: >On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, >"Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Joseph wrote: >>>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> >>> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>> file? >> >> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of >Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've >never seen. Never used any other application other than preview. I quit preview but the system still says that I'm using the .jpg. It's gone the next time I restart the system. - - |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? Joseph wrote: > Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file > I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or > similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer > wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the file? -- http://homepage.mac.com/mkatzman/ |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:49:58 GMT, Phil Wheeler <w6tuh-ng4******.com> wrote: >Joseph wrote: >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >> >>>Joseph wrote: >>> >>>>Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>>I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>>similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>>wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> >>> >>>Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>>file? >> >> >> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> > >I've seen that ocassionally, too. A reset usually does the job. And >there are utilities out which will force the issue. One is iEmpty I realize that a reset will usually fix the issue. I was just wondering what the *cause* of this behaviour is. Just slightly annoying (but not nearly as annoying as PITA Windows operating systems.) - - |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> wrote: >Joseph wrote: >> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >file? Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On 2005-06-11 15:55:33 -0400, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle******.com> said: > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:35:27 GMT, Stu Mark <stumark@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, >> "Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Joseph wrote: >>>>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>>> >>>> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>>> file? >>> >>> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of >> Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've >> never seen. > > Never used any other application other than preview. I quit preview > but the system still says that I'm using the .jpg. It's gone the next > time I restart the system. > > - - > > > A restart should not be needed. Try relaunching Finder (hold Option > and click Finder in the dock). If that doesn't fix it, a log-out and > log-in should. |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? in article hagma1tahs3jr37l91an1ipufg8n78dvbn@4ax.com, Joseph at JoeOfSeattle******.com wrote on 6/11/05 2:55 PM: > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:35:27 GMT, Stu Mark <stumark@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, >> "Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Joseph wrote: >>>>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>>> >>>> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>>> file? >>> >>> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of >> Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've >> never seen. > > Never used any other application other than preview. I quit preview > but the system still says that I'm using the .jpg. It's gone the next > time I restart the system. > > - - > Experience with Unix systems has taught me that sometimes there are processes running "in the background" that you don't realize are running. The next time you see the behavior you describe, try running the Activity Monitor (it's in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder on my OS X 10.3.9 system). It should show you what's going on. |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, "Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> > wrote: > >> Joseph wrote: >>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> >> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >> file? > > Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've never seen. Stu (who sees what he sees) NP: Crest by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Michael Brook |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? Joseph wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> > wrote: > > >>Joseph wrote: >> >>>Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> >> >>Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>file? > > > Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > I've seen that ocassionally, too. A reset usually does the job. And there are utilities out which will force the issue. One is iEmpty |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:35:27 GMT, Stu Mark <stumark@earthlink.net> wrote: >On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, >"Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Joseph wrote: >>>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> >>> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>> file? >> >> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of >Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've >never seen. Never used any other application other than preview. I quit preview but the system still says that I'm using the .jpg. It's gone the next time I restart the system. - - |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:49:58 GMT, Phil Wheeler <w6tuh-ng4******.com> wrote: >Joseph wrote: >> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> >> >>>Joseph wrote: >>> >>>>Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>>I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>>similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>>wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>> >>> >>>Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>>file? >> >> >> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> > >I've seen that ocassionally, too. A reset usually does the job. And >there are utilities out which will force the issue. One is iEmpty I realize that a reset will usually fix the issue. I was just wondering what the *cause* of this behaviour is. Just slightly annoying (but not nearly as annoying as PITA Windows operating systems.) - - |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? On 2005-06-11 15:55:33 -0400, Joseph <JoeOfSeattle******.com> said: > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:35:27 GMT, Stu Mark <stumark@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, >> "Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Joseph wrote: >>>>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>>> >>>> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>>> file? >>> >>> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of >> Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've >> never seen. > > Never used any other application other than preview. I quit preview > but the system still says that I'm using the .jpg. It's gone the next > time I restart the system. > > - - > > > A restart should not be needed. Try relaunching Finder (hold Option > and click Finder in the dock). If that doesn't fix it, a log-out and > log-in should. |
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| Re: Why occasionally a refusal to be purged when emptying trash? in article hagma1tahs3jr37l91an1ipufg8n78dvbn@4ax.com, Joseph at JoeOfSeattle******.com wrote on 6/11/05 2:55 PM: > On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:35:27 GMT, Stu Mark <stumark@earthlink.net> > wrote: > >> On 6/10/05 4:27 PM, in article td8ka1dv9l6m5dbo5vck8eoj2eqq8q42o1@4ax.com, >> "Joseph" <JoeOfSeattle******.com> wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:19:04 GMT, Marshall <notmkatzman@verizon.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Joseph wrote: >>>>> Occasionally for a file I've sent to the trash such as a .jpg file >>>>> I'll get the message from the system "file in use cannot empty" or >>>>> similar if I attempt to empty trash. If I restart the no longer >>>>> wanted file disappears. Is this "typical" behaviour? >>>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>>>> >>>> Perhaps you did not quit the application that you were using to view the >>>> file? >>> >>> Nope. I was using preview and I quit preview. >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> Either you had another app open that was using the file, your version of >> Preview is broken in some way, or your system is screwed up in a way I've >> never seen. > > Never used any other application other than preview. I quit preview > but the system still says that I'm using the .jpg. It's gone the next > time I restart the system. > > - - > Experience with Unix systems has taught me that sometimes there are processes running "in the background" that you don't realize are running. The next time you see the behavior you describe, try running the Activity Monitor (it's in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder on my OS X 10.3.9 system). It should show you what's going on. |
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