The folder “com.apple.aned” can’t be opened because you don’t have permission to see its contents.

I've stumbled on the same issue on several Macs when I tried to clean up a bit by deleting cache folders.

The com.apple.aned directory (it's actually a folder, not a file) seems to be utterly undeletable, as even the root user get a permission error when trying...

The only way I found to get rid of it is to boot the Mac in recovery mode (cmd-R) and then use the terminal to delete it (using rm). I guess it would also work in target disk mode or booting from an external drive.

I did not notice any adverse effect after deletion; everything seems to work as normal. I can't exclude that something got broken, though, maybe I just didn't notice yet...

I hope this helps.

Hi,

I have had the same problem and thanks to the answer from LS-4p1 I've could solve this issue.

I've a MacBook Pro 13" M1 and these are the commands I've used to deleting the "com.apple.aned" file/folder.

Preliminary Step: Startup your Mac in recovery mode - the methods depending of which Mac you have (Intel or M1 based)

1. Step: cd /Volumes/NameOfYourDisk/Users/YourUserAccount/.Trashes
2. Step: ls (display the current item/content of the user trash folder) 
3. Step: rm -R /NameOfItem
4. Step: ls (only for checking that the wanted item/content is gone)
5. Step: exit (closing terminal session)

Finally restart the Mac normally.

Regards.

Hi,

please pay attention of the first step, that you have to start the Mac in recovery mode!

The methods depends on which typ of Mac you have:

• Intel: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255
• M1: https://support.apple.com/de-de/HT211814

Then go ahead there – open the Terminal.app and enter the mentioned commands:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252146577?answerId=254534818022#254534818022

Keep in mind that the commands only delete the content of the trash bin of your user account.

The commands will not deleting the "com.apple.aned"-file/-folder from its original location (Library/Caches/ etc.).

Therefor you have to change the path within the commands accordingly.

Regards.

Did you guys read the thread? Me and others gave clear explanations about how to get rid of this file. The way I managed to get rid of it was through booting in recovery mode and then using the terminal to delete it.

I have the same file in my Macintosh HD/Library/Caches folder. It's part of the system so can't be deleted or changed. These two folders have Read Only permissions for users.

The Application folder is accessible for Admin users and the Users and sub folders is accessible to all Administrators and the the appropriate user.

Hello ben0110,

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

We understand that you are unable to delete the file "com.apple.aned". You have done some good troubleshooting to resolve this without success. At this point, we would recommend you contact Apple Support directly for more specific assistance for the issue.

Best regards.

Hi, looks like a lot of people have the same problem as you, I also have the same problem. I tried the same things as you did but I didn't work. I downloaded omnidisksweeper to completely delete this file and it dropped me this error: The file “com.apple.aned” doesn’t exist.

Looks like the file does exist but it can't be deleted. But anyways, the file is less than 0KB so no-one should worry about it.

I gave up with the file and I believe that its a bug or something similar. Good luck.

HELLO ;

I've got the some problem;

Had u find the way to sort it out ?

Or , can u at least explain me better what the other guy on the replies it wa trying to say ?

It is a serious problem ..??

Thanks for your efforts .. I wish an amazing time ;

Nicola

Hello Juland ;

I'm trying to follow the procedure ; but look like cannot find the file ,

Maybe I making some mistakes to insert the codes .

It is not so clear to me how to fill and insert the command properly , can u please write it in a way that a beginner can understand it ,

Or explain it in an alternative way ?

i will be very great full

Nicola

Literally, never benefited (once) from this forum! Spending too much time trying to reach a solution on my own by consulting this "experts" page! Always ending up at "Please contact the support at this point I don't know how to help you"! Are they trying to educate themselves on consumers real problems and **** with their needs?

I left the folder for now. As a next step I am thinking of installing Linux, I don't like how I have no control over my own device.

please reply with specific instructions. what do we type in terminal?

Can anybody drop a feedback about this process ?

I only need to open the terminal and write those things ?

Thanks

(I'm not an expert)

Four months of keeping things vague! The proper expert response to expect: contact the support at this point! What is the problem of providing a thorough solutions to those who paid money for this!

You were give the answer on March 13th. The folder is on a read only volume and is not accessible by the user. That's it. You won't find a different answer because there is none.