Posts by spankler

A new development--after turning off all of the Growl prefs I could find, Trashburner ran a notification that the trash had been emptied, but in actuality it (the trash) was still there. there were even some video files that weren't part...

As an aside, WTF does the error code "8003" actually mean? The whole thing may be easier to solve if I knew what the antecedent condition was/is. Googling "8003" just brings me to these forums, but doesn't actually...

It prompted a password request, but then there was no change to trash. Again, I tied deleting thru time machine and it was a no-go. Now, I suspect, these file (from the backup HD are in limbo--they are showing as not present in the ext....

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil You got no feedback from a SUDO command when you ran it in Terminal? So it just popped up a second prompt line with no password request and no change to the Trash? Again, I tied deleting...

OK, I did exactly that, and, nothing--no prompts, no asking for authentication, nada. Again, I tried to go thru Time Machine to delete, but it wouldn't work. Also, I am a little new at this, so if I send a command and get no feedback...

Hi everyone-- OK, here's the deal. I have a 1 Tb seagate external hard drive that I use for time machine backup as well as to hold large media files. I tried deleting the backup using time machine and it wouldn't do it. I then tried...