Cannot delete .band files from desktop

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Cannot delete .band files from desktop

I was working on a file in GarageBand, I saved the .band file on my desktop, but after I quit GarageBand without saving the work, the .band file went a little weird. I tried dragging it to the trash and cmd-delete it but the message came up saying "The item “Recording Final.band” can’t be moved to the Trash because it can’t be deleted." Later I launched GarageBand again, and when I tried to drag the weird .band file from desktop to the GarageBand icon on my dock, the dock appears to crash, my wallpaper went gray for a second and then the dock came back up. Also when I select the file and hit space bar to do a quick look it shows up saying No Items Selected. I like to keep my desktop tidy don't want these files here blocking the way. Anyone knows the solution to the problem?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Apr 19, 2012 8:13 AM

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Answer 1

softwater

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5,556 points

Apr 19, 2012 8:22 AM in response to Dayday95

The first thing I'd do is just restart your system. You might find the file has disappeared. If not, try deleting it again. If you get the same error msg, do as follows.

Enable 'show path bar' in Finder > View. Highlight the problem file and make a note of the path.

Open Terminal and use the

rm <path to file>

command to remove it (remove the angled brackets). If you want to be on the safe side, use the command

cd <parent directory of file>

to move into the correct folder first.

Example

Suppose the path is:

Lion > Music > Garageband > problemfile.band

In Terminal, you'd type

cd ~/Music/Garageband

Then type

ls -l

Assuming you see 'problemfile.band' in the list, type

rm problemfile.band

If you get an error, try

sudo rm problemfile.band

and enter your admin password (which will be invisible when you type it).

If you still get an error msg, post back here, stating the error msg.

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Answer 2

lind6450

Level 1

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Jun 7, 2012 10:09 AM in response to softwater

I'm sure this has worked for many people. However, when I go to show path in Finder, and go to my desktop in Finder (where the file is stuck) it doesn't show up. It only shows up on the actual desktop, and I've already tried restarting my system just in case.

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Answer 3

jfbenoit

Level 1

8 points

Sep 16, 2012 11:03 PM in response to Dayday95

Same problem, found a solution posted at

http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/249260-band-file-wont-del ete.html

"Just open and close GarageBand then Relaunch Finder by pressing command+option+esc."

That cleaned up the files for me.

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