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Sat Nov 05, 2005 9:30 am Post subject:
Can't trash old copy of Windows Media Player |
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I keep getting a message that it is locked, but the applicationn "Get
Info" says it isn't. This hasn't happened before, does anyone have any
ideas?
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Harri Mellin
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Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:30 pm Post subject:
Re: Can't trash old copy of Windows Media Player |
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In article <1131168174.524921.214770@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
Courtney@ViewpointSolutions.com wrote:
| Quote: | I keep getting a message that it is locked, but the applicationn "Get
Info" says it isn't. This hasn't happened before, does anyone have any
ideas?
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hold down "alt" and empty the trash
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Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:
Re: Can't trash old copy of Windows Media Player |
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Ctrl-click the app and go to "show package contents." Look inside for
anything that has a lock on it. Just start deleting anything you can
one at a time and when you can't delete something, go to "get info" for
that item and unlock it. A bit of a hassle, but it should be effective!
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nysneakfreak
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Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject:
Re: Can't trash old copy of Windows Media Player |
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I just experienced this same problem. Everytime I attempted to empty out my
trash can, I would receive a bunch of error messages stating x, y, & z are
locked. After much frustration, I decided to use disc utility (under the
utilities folder in my applications folder) and selected repair disc
permissions. After it was complete, I was able to empty out my trash can!
Hope this helps....
"jam.majors@gmail.com" wrote:
| Quote: | Ctrl-click the app and go to "show package contents." Look inside for
anything that has a lock on it. Just start deleting anything you can
one at a time and when you can't delete something, go to "get info" for
that item and unlock it. A bit of a hassle, but it should be effective!
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Corentin Cras-Méneur
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:30 am Post subject:
Re: Can't trash old copy of Windows Media Player |
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nysneakfreak <nysneakfreak@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I just experienced this same problem. Everytime I attempted to empty out my
trash can, I would receive a bunch of error messages stating x, y, & z are
locked. After much frustration, I decided to use disc utility (under the
utilities folder in my applications folder) and selected repair disc
permissions. After it was complete, I was able to empty out my trash can!
Hope this helps....
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Holding down the alt-key as you empty the trash from the Dock is really
the easiest way to go to force-delete the trashed items...
Corentin
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