Hello.
I´ve been trying to empty the trash can on my imac (osx 10.6.8). When doing so i get an error message saying that there are some files that cant be romved. Usually I use the commad chflags in the temrinal and this would do the trick. But this time the command is not working.
I follow these steps:
1.Open Terminal. It's located in /Applications/Utilities.
Type: chflags -R nouchg
Note: Type one space (not pictured) after nouchg in the line above, so that it ends in "nouchg ". Do not press Return yet.
2.Double-click the Trash icon in the Dock to reveal the contents of the Trash. If necessary, arrange the Finder window so that a portion of the Terminal window is still visible.
3.Press the Command-A key combination to select all files in the Trash.
4.Drag the files from the Trash to the Terminal window.
Note: This automatically enters the pathname for each file. This eliminates the need to individually empty multiple Trash directories, particularly when multiple disks or volumes are present.
5.Press Return. No special text message will be shown indicating that the command was successful.
6.Empty the Trash.
But like I said before this is not working. Is there another way to remove these files from the trash can?
Any help is mot appreciated.
I´ve been trying to empty the trash can on my imac (osx 10.6.8). When doing so i get an error message saying that there are some files that cant be romved. Usually I use the commad chflags in the temrinal and this would do the trick. But this time the command is not working.
I follow these steps:
1.Open Terminal. It's located in /Applications/Utilities.
Type: chflags -R nouchg
Note: Type one space (not pictured) after nouchg in the line above, so that it ends in "nouchg ". Do not press Return yet.
2.Double-click the Trash icon in the Dock to reveal the contents of the Trash. If necessary, arrange the Finder window so that a portion of the Terminal window is still visible.
3.Press the Command-A key combination to select all files in the Trash.
4.Drag the files from the Trash to the Terminal window.
Note: This automatically enters the pathname for each file. This eliminates the need to individually empty multiple Trash directories, particularly when multiple disks or volumes are present.
5.Press Return. No special text message will be shown indicating that the command was successful.
6.Empty the Trash.
But like I said before this is not working. Is there another way to remove these files from the trash can?
Any help is mot appreciated.