On: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:19:29 +0100
Morten Brakestad wrote:

I have trouble getting rid of a folder in my trashcan
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I have tried both the rm -Rf command
in Terminal and the freeware program Trash it!, but none of them
manages to delete the file. I am getting the message "folder/directory
not empty", although it shows up empty, with 0 kb. Any suggestions?

Regards,
Morten Brakestad
Ullev�lsveien 56 E
N-0454 Oslo
Norway
Morten,
Provided the disc has been checked as OK in other ways perhaps the simplest way is to start up in OS 9 and delete the file from there. I imagine that you do not have the permissions set correctly and rather than get technical, go via OS 9 which does not require permissions.

Longer term I would use Disk Utility to Verify and repair permissions. This is similar but not equal to doing a Desktop Rebuild in OS 9.x, something that is well worth doing after System updates and if things seem to be slightly awry.

Rod
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