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      13th September 2010
I have some locked files in my trash that won't delete. And because of them not deleting I can't delete anything else in my trash. I have already tried something in terminal that I found on another site but it didn't seem to work...

 
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      13th September 2010
Move the file out of the trash. Now you got several options.Easiest is to Command-i on the file and remove the "locked"-option.


Some Software might help aswell - but be careful in using it (BatChmod for example, google it).
 
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      13th September 2010
Hello,
You can try this as well.
 
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      13th September 2010
I would move it out of the trash but it just copies. I ended up with four other copies because of moving it.
 
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      13th September 2010
The script worked, thanks a lot!
 
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You're welcome.
 
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