you can still move them to the trash, you can't delete them until you reboot, but you can switch to the other machine and reboot, which will rebuild them in the format the "other" version of the mac os likes. as i recall some of the older mac os's don't like the desktop files built by newer os's. of course this will take up space on the disk for the old desktop files in that disk trash but it shouldn't be big. normally, each volume actually has it's own trash folder, the mac os just shows them as one, similiar to the way that any volume can have things on the desktop.
the pickle wrote: > > At 18:52 -0600 on 31/07/02, Philip Stortz wrote: > > >yes, in which case just trash the desktop files before going back to the > >other machine. > > That won't work either, because they'll be in use and undeletable. -- "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
