File from old Dell will Not Die!

[iChrisG]

Hey, I just got a new iMac and I transferred some of my old files from my Old Dell to my EHD to my Mac. The folder is just a bunch of pictures, documents, and such. Except it won't delete. I have put it in my Trash and it will not delete.

First, it says, "The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficent privileges for some of the items." Then I just have to click continue and it doesnt do anything.

Help!

 

[TEG]

Likely there is file that was created on a POSTIX compliant system. The only way to delete would be to log in as your root user.

TEG

 

[toolbox]

Go into the trash and move it on the desktop. Open up Terminal type you should see something like

user$

from here type cd Destop/ and press enter
then rm -r -f foldername and press enter.

this will nuke the folder and the contents also

 

[nick9191]

Be very careful with the rm -f command, I can't stress that enough.

 

[iChrisG]

I have tried the Terminal Type and it is not working. Or I am doing it wrong? I don't know.

Also, I am my Root User so yeah.

 

[TEG]

There is an actual user on the computer call "root" not just your user having Administrator rights. You actually have to log out and log back in as root to empty the trash, or put "su" or "sudo" before using the rm command.

TEG

 

[iChrisG]

Oh! Okay one sec let me try that.

 

[jaikob]

Oh! Okay one sec let me try that.

Here Try this:

cd ~/Desktop
sudo chmod ugo=rwx "Fullfilenamehere"
---Enter password---
sudo rm -rf "filenamehere"

After you enter your password though, you should be able to delete it.

 

[iChrisG]

Thank you so much TEG! It worked!

 

[iChrisG]

Anyone can help me? It's still in my trash. Whenever I try and take it out it just makes a copy of itself to my Desktop. Please help!