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Trash It! 5.0

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What's New

Version 5.0:

Removed the use of the 24U Appearance OSAX (so no progress bar). This was based on user feedback
64-bit ready. Can be opened in 32-bit mode as well using Get Info on the app
Choose between Fast delete and items that are Really Stuck (when emptying the trash)
Removed Secure Delete as it was too slow, a resource hog, and users didn't care for it
PLEASE read the readme for complete list of changes, usage, and installation. As this is a complete rewrite, please send bug reports using the contact form on our website

Version 5.0:

Removed the use of the 24U Appearance OSAX (so no progress bar). This was based on user feedback
64-bit ready. Can be opened in 32-bit mode as well using Get Info on the app
Choose between Fast delete and items that are Really Stuck (when emptying the trash)
Removed Secure Delete as it was too slow, a resource hog, and more...

Requirements

Intel
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
BSD Subsystem (installed by default with Mac OS X)

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Trash It! User Discussion (Write a Review)

ver. 5.x:

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Sd_robert reviewed on 10 Feb 2012

Hey, great piece of software :-)

[Version 5.0]

BobP74 reviewed on 17 Jan 2012

I had a large number of files stuck in trash that were completely clogging my hard drive, variety of error messages suggested issues with file permissions but I had no success with a long list of supposed solutions, I have had this problem for nearly 6 months and I was on the verge of reformatting the machine when I found this tool.

Trash It did exactly what it promised and there have been no issues with the machine since. Now at last the regular "empty trash" command is working properly again.

[Version 5.0]

abachelorgirl reviewed on 15 Jan 2012

Trash It! worked like a charm. Thank goodness I found it.

[Version 5.0]

+18

Vito reviewed on 24 Dec 2011

What a great little app! Snow Leopard was taking forever to move some large files (>1GB) to the Trash. I downloaded Trash It!, dragged those big, fat files onto the app icon, and...BAM!!--they're gone! I gladly sent money.

[Version 5.0]

2 Replies

geilcw replied on 26 Dec 2011

Had trouble with 5.0, went back to 4-1.1---- OK

Noname Scriptware (developer) replied on 05 Jan 2012

Hi geilcw,
Please feel free to contact me at the email address in the readme and let me know what issues you were having. If you already did, and I didn't respond, it may have ended up in my spam folder in which I apologize. Thanks, -Tom

BION reviewed on 30 Nov 2011

This was a lifesaver. I thought I was going to be stuck forever. This took care of it in seconds.Thank you VERY MUCH !!!

[Version 5.0]

Ymugmike reviewed on 25 Oct 2011

Such a simple application that just does what it says on the tin. Easy to download and very easy to use. Got rid of my stubborn files in seconds. It is now on my desktop 'just in case'. Thanks

[Version 5.0]

kelsey6 reviewed on 26 Sep 2011

i had trouble deleting some stubborn files from my trash and my computer started to freeze and crash every time i tried to even move an unrelated file from one folder to another. after some frantic googling i found trash it. at first it didn't seem like it was working and my computer froze again, but after i restarted it i was able to finally empty my trash and drag-and-drop the stubborn files to get rid of them permanently. so grateful i found trash it!

[Version 5.0]

jlg15 reviewed on 18 Sep 2011

Got rid of of some Scrivener folders that I've been trying to get rid of for months...worked for me.
Don't see any bad side effects.

[Version 5.0]

Cbraun75 reviewed on 11 Sep 2011

does the thing it should - cleaning the trash

[Version 5.0]

Dedonut reviewed on 09 Sep 2011

Thanks for Trash It! I love this app and have used it for a long time. It has helped me a hundred times when the Trash has gotten hung up and wouldn't empty for one reason or another. It's one of the Utility apps I keep handy on my Finder Sidebar. I highly recommend it.

[Version 5.0]

rstupsky had trouble on 12 Jul 2011

I am trying to use Trash It to empty my trash from manually attempting to clean up/delete Time Machine backups on my external hard drive (which was getting low on space). I downloaded Trash It, moved the "contents to the desktop" from the zip file, launched the program, ran it with only a normal delete and now it has been running all night long saying it is "Unlocking Volume Trash...". The external hard drive is 750 Gig in size....based on the posts, it looks like this should have run and been pretty quick. I have tried to kill Trash It and restart, but that did not appear to work, though it disappeared off my "dock". Any ideas on what could be happening? OS is 10.6.7 and the machine is an iMac. Thank you in advance for your help.

[Version 4.1]

agenttweety had trouble on 26 Feb 2009

The program asks me for a valid admin password. Does anyone know what it is?

Thanks.

[Version 3.6.1]

1 Reply

GÃ©rald-T commented on 09 Sep 2009

I have exactly the same problem, which makes the program impossible to use.

jsjmcjm1 had trouble on 25 Feb 2006

Trashit 3.6.1 did not delete {"Just Delete"} a folder in trash named Coby MP-C440 which has over 200 identically named folders nested within. It seemed to run, presenting gui for password and messages on the progess window. After 15minutes it declared all done, but trash still contained the nested Coby folders. OSX Emtpty trash reports 234 items, runs a couple of minutes, but does not empty trash. Cannot rename them when they are not in trash. Info says size zero.

[Version 3.6.1]

spunkbubble had trouble on 19 Dec 2005

I downloaded TrashIt, as i have 2 files in my trash that are locked and wont delete. I thought this tool might help, but when i move my files out of the trash to the desktop, they just duplicate themselves, i use the trashit tool, but im still left with the locked files in my trash. Can anyone help?

[Version 3.6]

Robert Russell rated on 24 Jan 2012

[Version 5.0]

Alex_Proffitt-aryr rated on 20 Jan 2012

[Version 5.0]

Janus Madsen rated on 26 Dec 2011

[Version 5.0]

Serezik rated on 12 Oct 2011

[Version 5.0]

sgouross rated on 01 Oct 2011

[Version 5.0]

-1

Devadog rated on 12 Sep 2011

[Version 5.0]

dsimer rated on 04 Sep 2011

[Version 5.0]

Sivan rated on 10 Jul 2011

[Version 4.1]

Wierdis rated on 09 Apr 2011

[Version 4.0]

Vistaone rated on 11 Jan 2011

[Version 4.0]

Downloads:194,821

Version Downloads:44,852

Type:Utilities : AppleScript

License:Free

Date:22 Aug 2011

Platform:Intel

Price:Free

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Trash It! is an AppleScript-based application that force-empties your Trash and/or removes stubborn items. Especially useful if you have files or folders in the Trash with permissions set incorrectly, locked Trash items, want to securely delete a stuck item, or trash items from other partitions. If you drop files or folders onto the Trash It! icon, it will delete them as well. If you double-click on it, it will clean out your Trash can. This is the software recommended by Apple Tech support when all else fails!

Trash It! should be used when:

1. You can't get rid of trash items manually.

2. You can't move items to the trash.

3. You have a large number of items to delete (i.e., previous system folders).

4. You just like using cool scripts. :)

This is not a Finder trash can replacement! It should be used as a last resort!

Please note: Trash It! v4.1 is still available on our downloads page for people who prefer it. Special thanks to my beta testers for this version.

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