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I want to delete items in my "Places"

I inadvertantly put files in my "Places" and want to rid them, how do I do it?

Macbook Pro 2.4 Ghz/, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Mac Mini 1.25 GHz G4 - iMac 500 OS 9.2.2

Posted on Feb 26, 2011 6:44 AM

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Posted on Feb 26, 2011 6:47 AM

Assuming you're just meaning "Places" on that left column of the Finder window you can drag it until you get the little puff of smoke and then release and it should poof away. Or Right click (control+click) and do "Remove From Sidebar"
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Sep 27, 2011 1:59 PM in response to nlindster

Ahhh, wait, I figured it out. In explaining the problem, I realized all of the files were renamed in their original location, and/or moved. I solved the problem by moving the files back where they came from, renamed them to the original name, then Ctrl-clicked on the sidebar items corresponding to the files and was given the "Remove from Sidebar" option. Woohoo!

Thanks!

Nathan

Feb 12, 2012 6:41 PM in response to Paulfhannan

If using Mac OS X version 10.6.8 on a Macbook Pro: Drag the item out of the Places column on the left, then press the command key (The one with the apple on it) while still holding the item in drag mode. This should cause the item to disappear in a puff of smoke. I have found that on a regular macbook, you can just drag the item out, or use most of the suggestions offered before me and most of those suggestions will work fine. On a macbook Pro for some reason it seems to be a little different. A friend of mine has a Macbook Pro and he can drag the item out and it disappears in a puff of smoke, so i guess it may depend on what year your computer was made as we are both running OS X version 10.6.8. Hope this helps.

Thanks!

I want to delete items in my "Places"

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