how can i remove a locked item from trash

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how can i remove a locked item from trash

Hello,

Recently I upgraded to Mavericks. It's wonderful but now I have an old backup folder in my trash that I am unable to delete. It's only 18.4MB but its driving me nuts knowing that I can't delete it permanently.

The problem appears to be a .efi folder. When I look at the file in 'Get Info' the "Locked" checkbox is selected but greyed out. What can I do? My OCD is taking over.

Thanks for your help,

Pete Bretzke

MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9), Late 2008 MacBook

Posted on Nov 2, 2013 3:35 PM

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frederic1943

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Nov 2, 2013 6:15 PM in response to PeteBretzke

Hold the Option key down while emptying the Trash.

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Nov 3, 2013 11:48 AM in response to frederic1943

Hi, and thanks for the reply. Sadly this didn't work for me so I wound up deleting my account and restoring my MB from a Time Machine backup then re-installed Mavericks. Sort of a long way around the problem, but it worked.

Hate to say it, but my knowledge of OSX is lacking compared to my knowledge of Windows. Time to bone up I guess, right?

Thanks again for the help,

Pete

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