Trash will not remove 6.6GB DMG file


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I have a 6.59 GB *.dmg file on my Macbook Pro that Snow Leopard (and previously Leopard) can't seem to delete at all.

When I move it to Trash and then empty Trash, it will progress to a certain point (i.e. Items to delete: 5) and just stay there.

Last time I tried to delete it, I gave up after 2 hours. Then when I try to stop emptying the trash, nothing will happen there either and it sticks at 'Stopping...' forever.

I have to force quit Finder to end it. After that, the file's still in Trash, and when I move it out again, I can't even mount it anymore.

I'm not a very experienced or knowledgeable Mac user (yet?) so I can't figure out at all what could be causing this issue, how to resolve it or even just where to look for any pointers.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Or you could try using the secure empty trash

or you could do a complete empty trash, that empties all trashes regardless of owner or volume

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