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Hi All,
I am a relatively new Mac user and this operation is probably exceedingly simple i just don't have the base knowledge yet (having only used windows for the last 12 years)
I downloaded an xvid-component for my quicktime player because initially it would not play media files i had downloaded from the internet. Download this codec didn't fix the problem so i used VLC for a few weeks. I was looking in the library folder for quicktime and found the xvid component and trashed it. Now quicktime works with all the media files i want it too, but i can't empty the trash of this troublesome component.
When i select empty trash it comes up with an error message "The operation cannot be completed because the item XviD_Codec is in use." Is there a way through terminal to stop the system using this file and trash it that way? Any suggestions anyone?
Many thanks
I am a relatively new Mac user and this operation is probably exceedingly simple i just don't have the base knowledge yet (having only used windows for the last 12 years)
I downloaded an xvid-component for my quicktime player because initially it would not play media files i had downloaded from the internet. Download this codec didn't fix the problem so i used VLC for a few weeks. I was looking in the library folder for quicktime and found the xvid component and trashed it. Now quicktime works with all the media files i want it too, but i can't empty the trash of this troublesome component.
When i select empty trash it comes up with an error message "The operation cannot be completed because the item XviD_Codec is in use." Is there a way through terminal to stop the system using this file and trash it that way? Any suggestions anyone?
Many thanks