> I've had a weird problem for a long time and I'm curious if anyone > else has encountered this. I have some files on my second hard disk > on my G4 (OS 9.0.4) which I cannot unlock and cannot trash (even > option-trash doesn't work). If I duplicate the files, I can't delete > the duplicates, and I can't overwrite the files. Luckily they are > small - two small apps and a readme file and one folder - several > copies of each. > > TechTool Pro sees no problem, and the disk is too big to back up and > reformat. I've had these 20Mb of files in the trash for the last > three or four months.
Not seen this before ... unless your in OSX ! ;-) .... try trashing finder prefs ... always a good one to get rid of every now and again ... Could you boot from startup CD and empty trash to get rid of the current MB's I wonder... I would get DiskWarrior (tool everyone should have OS9 or OSX) and boot off that and let it do its thing .... Would also suggest once all is well that you upgrade your OS - there are a few updates to the OS from 9.0.4 .... 9.2.2 is current ... good luck Jerome from Gondwanaland -- Outback Mac is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Outback Mac list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/obmac.shtml> 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/outback.mac%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
