Error -43

I have a .pdf saved on my desktop. When I try to put it into the trash, I get this message "The operation can’t be completed because one or more required items can’t be found.

(Error code -43)" I am stuck with this on the desktop and cannot get rid of it.


Can anyone Help!!


Thanks in Advance

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Dec 16, 2020 3:21 PM

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Dec 16, 2020 3:40 PM in response to rkaufmann87

I actually had several .pdf's with the same problem. They were on the Desktop. I could not open them or delete them. As stated above, I changed the file extension from .pdf to .jpg. Then, I was able to delete them. After I saw your post, I moved them from the Trash back to the Desktop. I changed the file extensions back to .pdf. Surprisingly, I was able to open the files as .pdf's and delete them. I wasn't able to test your NVRAM solution since they started working. Thanks for your suggestion though.

Jeffrey

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