Bootable external drive file removal query.

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Melways58 Author

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Bootable external drive file removal query.

How do I remove all the stuff from a bootable external drive that require permissions I don't have? Thanks.

iMac Intel, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 28, 2012 3:12 PM

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BDAqua

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Dec 28, 2012 4:07 PM in response to Melways58

Hi, In the Finder, do a Get Info on it, is there a box you can check that says Ignore Permissions on this volume?

Have you tried reformatting it with Disk Utility if you want everything gone?

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Melways58 Author

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Dec 28, 2012 10:15 PM in response to BDAqua

The Sharing and Permissions are greyed out. When I unlock the padlock I can only check the "Ignore Ownership on this volume" - Will this do what I want? I am using Tidy up and do not want to delete everything (using for eg. Disk Utility) ... I just want to get rid of much of what I cannot get rid of. Hope that makers sense. Thanks.

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