Dj Jean
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Q: deleting items in download folder

I am a newbie to Mac, I have a MacBook Pro Retina.  I am running out of space and am trying to delete items in my downloads folder as my HD is nearly full.  I highlight items and drag and drop into my trash, I am then asked to produce my password, which I do, then nothing happens.  What am I doing wrong here?  Can anyone provide some help?  Thanks for your help!!!

MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 6.1

Posted on Jul 20, 2013 10:39 AM

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Q: deleting items in download folder

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  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Jul 20, 2013 12:07 PM in response to Dj Jean
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    Jul 20, 2013 12:07 PM in response to Dj Jean

    The solution(s) to your problem is in this thread:  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4216838?start=0&tstart=0

     

     

     

     

    I am a newbie to Mac

    New to Macs/My First Mac

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2477 Mac Basics: The essentials

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Jul 20, 2013 3:39 PM in response to Dj Jean
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    Jul 20, 2013 3:39 PM in response to Dj Jean

    1. Triple-click the line below to select it:
       
    ~/.Trash
      
    2. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
      
    Services ▹ Show Info
      
    from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.
        
    3. The dialog should show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section. If that's not what it shows, click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and enter your password when prompted. Use the plus- and minus-sign buttons to give yourself Read & Write access and "everyone" No Access. Delete any other entries in the access list.
     
    4. In the General section, uncheck the box marked Locked if it's checked.
      
    5. From the action menu (gear icon) at the bottom of the dialog, select Apply to enclosed items and confirm.
      
    6. Close the Info window and test.
      
    *If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). Open a TextEdit window and paste into it (command-V). Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.

  • by Dj Jean,

    Dj Jean Dj Jean Jul 20, 2013 4:07 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)
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    Jul 20, 2013 4:07 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)

    How do you do a terminal command?  Sorry for the newbie question again...

  • by Baby Boomer (USofA),

    Baby Boomer (USofA) Baby Boomer (USofA) Jul 20, 2013 4:37 PM in response to Dj Jean
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    Jul 20, 2013 4:37 PM in response to Dj Jean

    Click on the Terminal.app which is located inside the Utility folder.  Follow the instructions exactly in the linked thread in my previous posting.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • by Dj Jean,

    Dj Jean Dj Jean Jul 30, 2013 2:45 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)
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    Jul 30, 2013 2:45 PM in response to Baby Boomer (USofA)

    I tried exactly what you said, went to terminal app, typed what you said, got password prompt, entered password (which did not show up when I wrote it), hit return then closed the terminal page and restarted my macbook pro.  Did it three times, nothing happened.  Same problem.