"Operation could not be completed because the item is in use"
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Good evening,
Since January, when I plug in my USB stick, my trash fills up. I try to empty it, but it says: "Unable to complete the operation because the item is in use." I tried restarting in safe mode, but nothing worked (I think this is related to the USB stick and not the computer, right?). What should I do?
Thank you in advance.
Configuration: Macintosh / Safari 10.1.2
Since January, when I plug in my USB stick, my trash fills up. I try to empty it, but it says: "Unable to complete the operation because the item is in use." I tried restarting in safe mode, but nothing worked (I think this is related to the USB stick and not the computer, right?). What should I do?
Thank you in advance.
Configuration: Macintosh / Safari 10.1.2
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Good evening,
try with the Terminal...
The Terminal application is located in Applications / Utilities, so you launch the Terminal.
- In the Terminal window type:
sudo rm -R:
Note the space between rm and -R
- Type a space after the R
- Drag and drop the file you want to delete into the Terminal window, it will automatically go in front of that space,
- Then confirm by pressing the "Enter" key
- Enter your Admin password for the Mac, (you won't see what you are typing, that's normal),
- Confirm by pressing the Enter key
Best regards.
EDIT: In my response, I assumed that the drive is in Mac OS format, or that there is a utility on the Mac to allow modification of a drive in NTFS.... otherwise, see this page:
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-37636360-disques-durs-externes-ou-cles-usb-sous-mac-os
Always indicate your system configuration completely - exact model of computer, exact OS version.
