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Removong folder locks in bulk
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Googer-Giger
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Aug 3, 2006, 08:45 PM
 
Hi,

I was asked to make backups of disk images from an old dell on my powerbook. The idiot i am working with (uses windows) touched my mac and didn't know what he was doing, he made 2 copies of every file and locked them all. I'm not sure weather it was with automator or something like that. Anyway, I sent all the copies into the trash, i'm not about to go through hundreds of files and get info on each one and remove the locked checkbox just so i can delete them. Is there a way to unlock files in bulk or somekind of freeware app that can do that ? Or, am I just doomed to sit in front of my book for hours removing locks?

Thanks in advance.
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Aug 3, 2006, 10:15 PM
 
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Aug 3, 2006, 10:54 PM
 
Just hold down the Option key when you empty the Trash, and it will delete all the files in there even if they're locked.

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Aug 4, 2006, 10:59 AM
 
Wow, you guys are good, thanks.
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