I want to delete items in my "Places"
Macbook Pro 2.4 Ghz/, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Mac Mini 1.25 GHz G4 - iMac 500 OS 9.2.2
Macbook Pro 2.4 Ghz/, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Mac Mini 1.25 GHz G4 - iMac 500 OS 9.2.2
Dragging the folder or file from places does work for me. I have tried to drop it out of the places box in the sidebar, and I have held down the command, option and control keys when selecting and dragging the file or folder. It just bounces back under places.
I have four items (links to files) under "Places" in my Finder that I cannot drag out (they fly right back, no matter how far I drag) or Ctrl-click and remove. The Ctrl-click menu includes only one option, "Open Sidebar Preferences". Please help.
Hi, try Option/alt key plus drag left.
Wow, thanks for the quick reply BDAqua. Unfortunately, this did not work for me. The item just flies back to the sidebar. It is just these four document links I can't remove. They are all links to files whose names have been changed. Hmmm.
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
Great work, thanks for the report! 🙂
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!
you are a genius! Ah, these happy little moments. Anyone know how a stupid .doc document got into my "places" in the first place?
Generally it's just from dragging an item on the right to the Sidebar on the left. 🙂
Yesssss! It worked! Thanks for sharing!
You rock! That worked!
Re: Drag...then press the command key
Still very helpful as I still have that OS at home. Thanks!!
Bingo!
I want to delete items in my "Places"