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The item “XYZ” can’t be moved to the Trash because it can’t be deleted.

I received this message when trying to delete 3 excel files from my laptop: The item "(XYZ)” can’t be moved to the Trash because it can’t be deleted" How do I delete them?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Apr 24, 2012 6:40 PM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2012 7:56 PM

Solving Trash Problems...


http://thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

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The item “XYZ” can’t be moved to the Trash because it can’t be deleted.

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