 |
 |
Things I can't delete....
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 1999
Status:
Offline
|
|
How do you force a delete on things that won't delete? One is an application from the Windows Media Player folder. It keeps saying it's in use. The others are something called "The Exorcist" that I got off of Download.com......I never even installed it. I just put it right in the trash. Help!!
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional Poster
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Status:
Offline
|
|
It's possible to do it through terminal. It's kind of dangerous so you have to be careful, because you can delete important, system-critical files if you want using this method. Here's how you do it:
1. Open Terminal.
2. Type:
(remember to put a space after the last r)
3. Drag the file to the Terminal window, which will automatically enter the path name, like this:
Code:
sudo rm -r ~/Movies/The\ Exorcist.wmv
4. Press return (you may have to enter your admin password).
Ta da!
|
"That's Mama Luigi to you, Mario!" *wheeze*
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Toronto, ON
Status:
Offline
|
|
one note to add on to Luca's post...
in step 2, type sudo rm -r, and DO NOT push enter yet. Push enter after you drag the file to the terminal.
|
|
MacBook Pro | 2.16 ghz core2duo | 2gb ram | superdrive | airport extreme
iBook G4 | 1.2ghz | 768mb ram | combodrive | airport extreme
iPhone 3GS | 32 GB | Jailbreak, or no Jailbreak
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2004
Status:
Offline
|
|
wow, i never knew that. thanks but i don't think this goes in the ibook forums
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Oct 1999
Status:
Offline
|
|
Ok. I tried. It didn't work. This is the message I got in terminal: override rwxrwxrwx
When I try to delete it in the trash, it says the item "htm" is still in use.
It's an application out of Windows Media Player. Everything else from MP is deleted. I even tried changing its name and extension to no avail....except that I can't get back the original name.
It's now called "art" and it has no extension.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Status:
Offline
|
|
Although I imagine you have, have you restarted yet?
|
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Miami
Status:
Offline
|
|
I have a second desktop folder that appears whenever I am supposed to select an area to save to or to open a file from. You can select this second desktop but it does nothing, with items be saved to a previously selected folder. The Mac Genious at my local Apple Store did not know what to do with it. Luckily I should be doing a clean install of 10.4 soon....
Oh, I can't delete this folder since it doesn't appear anywhere else.
|
2011 iMac 2.7 i5, 16gb RAM, 1TB HD
Previous Macs: Apple IIc+, iMac 350 G3, iBook 700 G3, G4 Powerbooks 12" 1ghz & 15" 1.67ghz
Join Team MacNN.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: France
Status:
Offline
|
|
Originally Posted by Big Mac
Although I imagine you have, have you restarted yet?
If it still cannot be deleted after a restart or logout/login, chances are it is nested in your Login Items. Have a look there (System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items) and see if there is something related to that file which makes it being in use and therefor not deletable.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: May 2005
Status:
Offline
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 
|
|
|
Forum Rules
|
|
|
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
|
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top