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Hi, all,
I posted a problem about Time Machine not backing up my system, but I've found a different problem.
I have a MBP running Leopard 10.5.8. Unfortunately, I was one of the foolish folk who downloaded Mackeeper. In trying to delete it and all its parts, I discovered that somehow, a folder called "<My Name>'s MacBook Pro" wound up in my trash. It contains one file "2012-04-07-181115.inProgress". It's a package.
The icon for <My Name>'s MacBook Pro still exists at the top of my sidebar, but I cannot empty my trash. It tells me that several files are in use and cannot be deleted. They have names like "libsavapi3.dylib", "aevdf.so", "aescript.so", "aescn.so", "aesbx.so", etc. There are about 13 in all. When Trash gets to one called "AntiVirus" it tells me that the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred. I presume these files are part of that inProgress file because they are not visible in Trash.
I tried moving the folder out of the trash and deleting everything else. I have to type my administrator password to move it, but it doesn't MOVE the folder, it COPIES the folder {minus the file inside} to my desktop. Now I have extra copies of it on my desktop. And I can't change the folder's name or anything.
Help, please! How do I fix this? Do I have to reformat the HD? Or will installing Snow Leopard take care of the problem?
Thanks very much for any advice you can give.
Micki
I posted a problem about Time Machine not backing up my system, but I've found a different problem.
I have a MBP running Leopard 10.5.8. Unfortunately, I was one of the foolish folk who downloaded Mackeeper. In trying to delete it and all its parts, I discovered that somehow, a folder called "<My Name>'s MacBook Pro" wound up in my trash. It contains one file "2012-04-07-181115.inProgress". It's a package.
The icon for <My Name>'s MacBook Pro still exists at the top of my sidebar, but I cannot empty my trash. It tells me that several files are in use and cannot be deleted. They have names like "libsavapi3.dylib", "aevdf.so", "aescript.so", "aescn.so", "aesbx.so", etc. There are about 13 in all. When Trash gets to one called "AntiVirus" it tells me that the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred. I presume these files are part of that inProgress file because they are not visible in Trash.
I tried moving the folder out of the trash and deleting everything else. I have to type my administrator password to move it, but it doesn't MOVE the folder, it COPIES the folder {minus the file inside} to my desktop. Now I have extra copies of it on my desktop. And I can't change the folder's name or anything.
Help, please! How do I fix this? Do I have to reformat the HD? Or will installing Snow Leopard take care of the problem?
Thanks very much for any advice you can give.
Micki