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Force Empty Trash - 1.0

Force empties stubborn trash contents

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All Time:	(4.7)
This Version:	(4.7)
Current Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2003-01-11
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	24,153
Downloads (all versions):	24,153

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Product Description:

This Applescript application forces the boot hard drive's trash to be emptied using administrative password access (the same as is used to install applications.
Two known bugs: 1. It does not work on items trashed from the non-boot drive. 2. It will not make the icon change on the trashcan after it has been emptied. Click on the trashcan to verify the file has been removed.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.1.5 or higher
May work with older versions of Mac OS X.
Please contact developer if successfully used in older versions of Mac OS X.

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(4.7)	Features:	(4.5)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(4.8)	Quality / Stability:	(4.6)	Price:	(5.0)

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Nope - Version: 1.0, 9/23/2008 07:30AM PST

King Pelvis

This does not work for me. I only get an error message. (OS 10.4.11)
Apparently "the script doesn't understand the event sysobeep message", whatever that is.

I guess after almost 6 years this one needs an update.

You know it - Version: 1.0, 6/14/2008 12:32AM PST

run5d

I love this program so much because it let's me delete all the stuff that normally wouldn't delete. That's what makes this program awesome

Simply, the best - Version: 1.0, 12/1/2006 11:26AM PST

rguzzard

I have used every standard approach to empty my trash. Secure would not handle most of it and whenever I booted up, the trash would refill itself !!

Then the full trash (almost 4,000 files) started to generate Start Up Disk full warnings, a whole separate list of problems.

I downloaded Force Empty Trash, and clicked on the Icon, expecting it to open for install. It didn't work, so I opened my trash -- and it was empty. Too sweet.