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Michael Frederick Files
Citizen
Username: Dafish
Post Number: 1
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 6:41 am: | 
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Does anyone know how I can delete these files from my mac that won't go away no matter what i do? When I look it up in Help it says to hold down shift and control when I empty the trash but these three files in there won't go away no matter what I do. Anyone got any ideas? |
El Duderino
Citizen
Username: El_duderino
Post Number: 11
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 - 3:19 pm: |
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Try renaming the file, and even giving it a different (if arbitrary) extension. |
llama
Citizen
Username: Llama
Post Number: 441
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 6:22 am: |
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I had that problem. There were a number of solutions that were somewhat involved that I got from the tech help discussions, and even from mac "helpers."
As I remember, I just left the ones that didn't go away to sit in the trash, and went about my business, and eventually they did go. It might have taken up to a week or so. |
lefty
Citizen
Username: Lefty
Post Number: 35
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2004 - 6:27 am: |
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if you have os x, try using the utility repair permissions. |
rachael
Citizen
Username: Rachael
Post Number: 23
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 12, 2004 - 9:27 pm: |
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does the message say the files are locked? If yes, go to File - Get Info - uncheck the locked box.
you should be able to delete it |
Ignatius J
Citizen
Username: Ignatius_j
Post Number: 169
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Friday, March 12, 2004 - 11:18 pm: |
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You have to hold down the Option key while emptying your trash |
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