Have ya tried an extensions off startup, and try trashing it then? If ya still have the original to the alias, try doing a "Get Info" on the original, uncheck/deselect the "Locked" option, then see if ya can trash the alias. Just remember to lock the original, again, if successful.
Matt in Indiana -- "FrankenMac" beige G3 MT: 333MHz G3; 768MB RAM; 30GB IBM Deskstar & 20GB WD Caviar; zip 750; 8x4x32x CD-RW; Sonnet Tango USB/Firewire; M-Audio Audiophile 2496; ATI Radeon 7000 ME; Envision EN-985 19"/18" flat-CRT; Newpoint 4-port USB hub; Lexar 6-In-1 USB card reader; Logitech MouseMan Wheel; HP DeskJet 841c; HP ScanJet 3500c; Apple Extended keyboard; Westell WireSpeed DSL modem; OS 9.1 On 1/6/04 12:37 AM, "Charles Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fabulous... G4 Dual (mirrors) 867MHz, 2GB, OSX 10.2.8 > > Doing a little cleanup on my drives, trashing everything I > could---Discovered a bizarre little item, a 4K alias of > "AppleWorks 6", which simply refuses to be trashed. Claims > that "item is locked"... I have tried unlocking it, > changing its ownership and permissions, shredding it, > overwriting it, even opened it up with a disk editor and > tried to lobotomize it... No good. The item is still > firmly locked in place, refusing to be trashed. > > QUESTION: What is the ultimate solution for these > mysteriously locked beasties? By "ultimate solution" I > mean the big guns. What does it take? > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Great Macintosh Products > The MacLaunch Store! http://www.maclaunch.com/cgi-launch/store/agora.cgi > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
