ok guys i have this file called playerOSX2 on my decktop and i can't for the life of me get it of my machine. Its a document file and is gray with a little Internet explorer symbol on it. Did anyone run into this problem or know a simple way to delete this file?
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Get Of My Computer!!!!
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I'd try leave it on the desktop (not in the trash) and log into root and try deleting it there (PS it will be in /users/(your user name HERE)/desktop). If you still can't do it in root try changing the privileges in the info window, then try deleting again.
I'd try leave it on the desktop (not in the trash) and log into root and try deleting it there (PS it will be in /users/(your user name HERE)/desktop). If you still can't do it in root try changing the privileges in the info window, then try deleting again.
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irmongoose is right, also try a little app Called "Force Delete" on VersionTracker.com, I've obliterated Yahoo Messenger files that refused to go quitely by draggin and dropping them onto Force Delete.... I subsequently have not stopped hating Yahoo Messenger for putting junk files on my disk that played with permissions. Scr*w Yahoo!
irmongoose is right, also try a little app Called "Force Delete" on VersionTracker.com, I've obliterated Yahoo Messenger files that refused to go quitely by draggin and dropping them onto Force Delete.... I subsequently have not stopped hating Yahoo Messenger for putting junk files on my disk that played with permissions. Scr*w Yahoo!
can't you just hold down option while deleting it (command +
option + delete) and it will delete everything even if it is being
used and all that other crap? I know you could in OS 9, and I
don't see why apple would take that feature out in OS X.
option + delete) and it will delete everything even if it is being
used and all that other crap? I know you could in OS 9, and I
don't see why apple would take that feature out in OS X.
It's all because of Unix. There are some major advantages to Unix, yes, but there are a few disadvantages, too... and one of them is that things aren't that simple.
irmongoose
move it to your trash then folow these instructions:
open terminal in /Applications/Utilities
go to /Users/<username>/Desktop
type these in as i type them:
also enter you password when it asks you - it is your root password. You will need the root account enabled for this. It works and it is what Delete It does. Hope it helps.
open terminal in /Applications/Utilities
go to /Users/<username>/Desktop
type these in as i type them:
Code:
sudo rm -rf .Trash
mkdir .Trashalso enter you password when it asks you - it is your root password. You will need the root account enabled for this. It works and it is what Delete It does. Hope it helps.
Here's another idea. Try stopping the task it is working on. That is an IE download icon, which means it is a download in progress. What might have happened is that you disconnected from the net while downloading. Not sure about IE,but in Omniweb, a download will hang indefinitely if you disconnect before completing download. So go to IE download manager (in the window menu), select the guilty download and kill it. Then delete the file.
Again, I'm not sure if this is the cause, but it is likely. The other methods described are good to know about since everything you can't delete will not be all downloads.
Again, I'm not sure if this is the cause, but it is likely. The other methods described are good to know about since everything you can't delete will not be all downloads.
The same thing happens to me occasionally. I found the easiest solution to use the Terminal. And I also found that you don't have to sudo or be root.
rm /Users/yourusername/Desktop/PlayerOSX2
Bam!
rm /Users/yourusername/Desktop/PlayerOSX2
Bam!
Originally posted by LimeiBook86
ROOT?
How do you log into root exactly? Do you use your User password? I'm confused...
That info can be found here - its not something everyone needs to do, but it may come in handy once in a while. I wouldn't go playing around with it unless you're absolutely comfortable working in a shell.
D
A more explicit explanation of root user is provided by Apple.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article....howSurvey=false&sessionID=anonymous|158685772
http://docs.info.apple.com/article....howSurvey=false&sessionID=anonymous|158685772
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BTW - you should get rid of IE. You should
use Chimera, Phoenix, or basically any other
browser there is.
scem0. dont get rid of it, just stop it being your default for anything. That way you can access those sites that dont like mozzi.
Oh and msn messenger wont work properly without it either.
Oh and msn messenger wont work properly without it either.
>(bidge) [REALLY BIG FONT SIZE] How about you restart your computer and then delete the file/empty the trash[/FONT]
[Size=uhh, I guess 94,708] bidge! I'm not sure if you can read this, but I think he already tried doing that! [/94,708]
TyleRomeo, if you find IE to be a big pain in the donkey, you may want to check out Chimera. Remember, it's still in beta. Even though Mozilla 1.2 has been released, I don't think I am willing to trust it, and I haven't trusted it for about three weeks now.
[Size=uhh, I guess 94,708] bidge! I'm not sure if you can read this, but I think he already tried doing that! [/94,708]
TyleRomeo, if you find IE to be a big pain in the donkey, you may want to check out Chimera. Remember, it's still in beta. Even though Mozilla 1.2 has been released, I don't think I am willing to trust it, and I haven't trusted it for about three weeks now.
king cobra,
i have only one problem with chimera and that is that ms deos everything in its power to make it useless. that ensures that macs for some years are going to be carrying IE in some form or another.
if only so we can continue to have MS Office support.
i have only one problem with chimera and that is that ms deos everything in its power to make it useless. that ensures that macs for some years are going to be carrying IE in some form or another.
if only so we can continue to have MS Office support.
my grandma came over and had to take off her glasses cause all she saw was black.
WRITE SMALLER
we will all be better for it.
WRITE SMALLER
we will all be better for it.