MAC help!
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- puter0
all you are taking this way too far... again.. OPTION=APPLE DELETE to DELETE anything and hold down the OPTION key to when empting the trahs will DELETE anything... no utilities from Version Tracker- or terminal hacks needed.
- puter0
OPTION=APPLE=DELETE... bye bye
- spmitch0
those are not terminal hacks
they are basic *nix commands and sometimes files will not delete unless you use the terminal
- mitee_0
the first thing i do when trouble pops up is repair permissions. use onyx or cocktail, if u dont have it get it at www.macupdate.com
- silencer0
"you can go to the terminal (Macintosh HD/Applications/Util ities/) and type:
sudo rm (space at the end)
then drag and drop the file into the terminal window and hit return.
enter your password and hit return.
gone. "
DeviceUnseen
(may 28 03, 08:47)
- ribit0
Waiting a few days sometimes helps.
There's also a few utility programs that can do the force empty trash if you dont like using the Terminal (Cocktail or Tinker Tool I think?)
- silencer0
Device Unseens trick works like a charm, i had the same problem a while back.
- tymeframe0
have you tried logging in as a different user then trashing the file? maybe changing permissions on it or renaming it?
i've never seen that message before. that one's a doozy.
- piperboytoy0
no I haven't tried logging in as a different user. I think I'll try that.
- devaur0
double check your permissions.
have you tried a force delete?
- k0na_an0k0
apple-shift-smash
- piperboytoy0
i tried, but nothing is working. I'm about to smash this damn machine! :(
- mayo0
How long did you leave it off for when you restarted? that's happened to me a few times, but if I let the machine sit off for about as long as it takes me to get another cup of tea, it'll be fine.
Did you try turning off all apps?
- spmitch0
from the terminal as root
to log in as root
su -
passwordgo to directory cd .Trash
rm -fr*
- spmitch0
no need to log in as root
just
terminal cd .Tarsh
rm 'filename'sorry mixing linux commands with Mac