Using the Terminal on a Mac to Delete the Trash

1. Go to your utilities folder and open the app called terminal
2. In the Terminal window type : sudo rm -R (there is a space after the R)
3. Do not hit return 
4. open your trash icon on your desktop
5. Select a folder or a file in your trash.
6. Drag it into the Terminal window after the sudo rm -R. (the command looks something like this sudo rm -R /Users/username/.Trash/ux-.zip
7. Now hit return
8. It will ask you for an admin password, so enter it
9. and hit return and the file should delete