You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
After upgrading to big sur 11.5 I have some alias files from 6 years ago not deleting when I enpty the bin. I upgraded to 11.5.1 hoping this might solve the problem but no. What can I do to clear the bin, all the solution I have seen do not work.
Mac mini, macOS 11.5
Disable SIP via recovery mode csrutil and then remove the file in question and then Enable SIP again as soon as done, also via Recovery Mode
Intel Computer - restart and immediately hold Command + r
Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support
I have been unable to enter recovery mode, there are two methods detailed but neither work for me. I have changed the startup to avoid the login window but no use. Should I do anything else such as release command r at some point and what display should I get.
I get the feeling that I am expected to have more knowledge than I do to achieve apple's instructions.
Ah over looked something, my bad and not excuse.
The Age of the Computer implies this is a Mac Mini 2014 or 2018 ?? Both would be Intel based CPU. If Intel and using a Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard - the Command + r may not function because of the Bluetooth Kernels are not loading in this mode.
Would need a USB KB and Mouse but only for this to work more reliably.
Thank you for your assistance, I have very recently installed a magic mouse, on bluetooth, switching it off and returning to the old mouse worked but I failed to find any way to access terminal or trash/bin to try and clear it. I had thought about reinstalling the OS which I can do in recovery, Is that the only option?
My machine is a mini late 2014, it is said to be compatible.
Dave
In case of future trash problems you could try this tiny free utility called "Trash it!". I've been using it for years and it solved all my trash problems in seconds. I haven't yet used it in Big Sur, but it still worked flawlessly in Mojave. Worth a try? Get it here:
https://macdownload.informer.com/trash-it/
Regards, Ian.
Once that is done - think of the additional knowledge and skills that have been acquired - Bravo.
Now onto the other posting - it usually better to not install uninstaller or other third party applications that may alter, modify, remove or delete anything. These Applications ,generally, do unknow things like remove Elements of the OS or worse, corrupt portions of the OS. When they do - it is very hard to put things right again short of a Reinstallation IMHO.
Good News and trust the Un-deletable files in the trash are gone ??
Welcome for the Assistance
Restart in Recovery Mode again and Additional utilities are available from the Utilities menu in the menu bar, and Terminal.
Thank you again, it all worked this time even though I had to go in and out of recovery to get there, which I didn't expect.
Dave
They have indeed. Many thanks, I now need to lie down in a darkened room to recover, myself that is.
Dave
Undeletable bin/trash in big sur 11.5
