M madjack515 macrumors newbie Original poster May 29, 2003 1 0 May 29, 2003 #1 i downloaded a .sit file and i want to delete it and it says it cant be deleted because it says its in use, this happens even when i have no programs in use. This has been on my desktop for 6 months and i dont know whats wrong with it....
i downloaded a .sit file and i want to delete it and it says it cant be deleted because it says its in use, this happens even when i have no programs in use. This has been on my desktop for 6 months and i dont know whats wrong with it....
K King Cobra macrumors 603 Mar 2, 2002 5,403 0 May 29, 2003 #2 Have you tried one of the many programs you can use to get rid of such files on downloading sites? Download.com Versiontracker.com Tucows.com etc. Have you tried booting off an OS 9 disk? If you still cannot get rid of it, hide it.
Have you tried one of the many programs you can use to get rid of such files on downloading sites? Download.com Versiontracker.com Tucows.com etc. Have you tried booting off an OS 9 disk? If you still cannot get rid of it, hide it.
beez7777 macrumors 6502a Aug 5, 2002 758 0 Notre Dame May 29, 2003 #3 Go into os 9 and delete it from there. i've had this problem before and i've always been able to get rid of it from 9. hopefully it work for you too.
Go into os 9 and delete it from there. i've had this problem before and i've always been able to get rid of it from 9. hopefully it work for you too.
bennetsaysargh macrumors 68020 Jan 20, 2003 2,367 1 New York May 29, 2003 #4 OS 9 always worked for me, or there's a app called DropObliterator. It's OS X and I found it on version traker. freeware
OS 9 always worked for me, or there's a app called DropObliterator. It's OS X and I found it on version traker. freeware
W wilburpan macrumors regular Jul 23, 2002 134 2 May 29, 2003 #5 Have you tried deleting it via a terminal command?