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Dec 13, 2008
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Long story short, i want to delete some files on my mac.. Games, apps and some other things.

i.e. I want to delete the game Left 4 dead 2, but when i drag the icon for the game to the trash can it doesnt go in and returns back to where it was, that the same for a few other apps aswell.
When i click and hold on the app icons and they start to shake the 'X' doesnt appear for these apps either.

Any ideas?
 
Long story short, i want to delete some files on my mac.. Games, apps and some other things.

i.e. I want to delete the game Left 4 dead 2, but when i drag the icon for the game to the trash can it doesnt go in and returns back to where it was, that the same for a few other apps aswell.
When i click and hold on the app icons and they start to shake the 'X' doesnt appear for these apps either.

Any ideas?

Try this to completely delete an app.
 
when i drag the icon for the game to the trash can it doesnt go in and returns back to where it was, that the same for a few other apps aswell.
Make sure an app isn't running and a file isn't in use before you try to delete it. Be sure to follow the link that Shrink posted. (the "Shrink link?") :)
 
L4D2 is a Steam game, so you delete it by removing all local content in its right-click menu. It's not a simple app bundle.
 
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