Q: Can't delete a file
I can't seem to get rid of this file. Everytime I empty the trash with the file in it the file stays there along with all the parent folders. The only wat I can move the file is by moving it while it is in it's parent folder. If I try to move the file to the trash by itself i get
"The operation cannot be completed becuase one or more required items cannot be found. (Error code -43)"
This makes no sense becuase i can see the file sitting right infront of me. The file was a part of an adobe program. It looks like it is a legal statement for the program in vietnamese.
(Filename: Tiếng Việt.html)
...
I just tryed to create another file with the same name in order to over write the file but it didn't work. According to the system the file I am looking at does not exist...
Message was edited by: John D. Williams
"The operation cannot be completed becuase one or more required items cannot be found. (Error code -43)"
This makes no sense becuase i can see the file sitting right infront of me. The file was a part of an adobe program. It looks like it is a legal statement for the program in vietnamese.
(Filename: Tiếng Việt.html)
...
I just tryed to create another file with the same name in order to over write the file but it didn't work. According to the system the file I am looking at does not exist...
Message was edited by: John D. Williams
iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.7)
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 2:52 PM
by Niel,Solvedanswer
Restart from any Mac OS X 10.4 installation disk capable of starting up your machine and use the Disk Utility to repair your hard disk; this has worked in a similar situation.
If it doesn't work, you may not be able to delete the file through any Mac OS X based method; certain characters in file names will prevent the system-level calls from properly targeting the file for deletion. In this case, you can get rid of the file by connecting the computer to a machine which has Mac OS 9 installed with a FireWire cable, starting up the iBook with the T key held down, and deleting the file that way. Another method is to back up all your other data and erase the disk.
If you don't want to or can't do either of those two methods, enter the following into the Terminal, which is in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder:
sudo mv
Drag the enclosing folder into the Terminal window, and then type in a space followed by '/private/var/root/Library/' without the quote marks. Press the Enter key, and type in your administrator password; nothing will appear on the screen while you are typing it.
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If it doesn't work, you may not be able to delete the file through any Mac OS X based method; certain characters in file names will prevent the system-level calls from properly targeting the file for deletion. In this case, you can get rid of the file by connecting the computer to a machine which has Mac OS 9 installed with a FireWire cable, starting up the iBook with the T key held down, and deleting the file that way. Another method is to back up all your other data and erase the disk.
If you don't want to or can't do either of those two methods, enter the following into the Terminal, which is in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder:
sudo mv
Drag the enclosing folder into the Terminal window, and then type in a space followed by '/private/var/root/Library/' without the quote marks. Press the Enter key, and type in your administrator password; nothing will appear on the screen while you are typing it.
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Posted on Jul 13, 2006 9:51 PM