invisible item

[Amy Bradshaw]

I'm running 10.3.9
Trying to load some unfriendly software and an "invisible item" was created on my desktop. When I try to throw it away, the message tells me I can not because this item is invisible. I don't think that this word means what they think it means, it is quite visible to me and annoying. Does anyone know how to get rid of it?

Thanks

 

[Ric]

Hi there and welcome !

what is the exact message ? Can you give a screen grab ?

Have you tried emptying the trash whilst holding down the option key ?

regards

Ric

 

[Amy Bradshaw]

The exact message is "this file can not be replaced". I can grab it but it won't ever actually put it in the trash so dumping the trash doesn't really come into play.

Thanks for your help

 

[Ric]

Hi there,

The easiest way to delete a rogue file...

Go to the Appications folder...Utilities folder and open an Application called terminal...

Now type:

rm -r

That's rmspace -r space

Then from the Finder drag the file into the terminal window...

This should then add the 'path' and the filename of the file...

ie if there was a file on my desktop called testFile.jpg and I did the above it would look like this...

Once you have that line of text...then press return

This should remove the file in question.

regards

Ric