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Hi,
I have Mountain Lion 10.8.3... and I noticed this week that there are some files I cannot delete...
Let me explain more...
I can see those files when doing a search in Finder (one .zip file I downloaded recently, some temp .js files used by Firefox and some more), but those file doesn't have an icon (blank square).
I know for sure I don't need those files, so I want to delete them, but I cannot drag them to the recycle bin nor use the delete key.
When I double-click on them, I receive this error:
"The alias "filename" can't be opened because the original item can't be found".
I click on the "Delete Alias" but it doesn't change a thing.
Those looks like "zombie" files.
How can I delete them?
Or is it the search index that is not up-to-date? (It's been more than a week since I noticed that though).
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks for your help!
I have Mountain Lion 10.8.3... and I noticed this week that there are some files I cannot delete...
Let me explain more...
I can see those files when doing a search in Finder (one .zip file I downloaded recently, some temp .js files used by Firefox and some more), but those file doesn't have an icon (blank square).
I know for sure I don't need those files, so I want to delete them, but I cannot drag them to the recycle bin nor use the delete key.
When I double-click on them, I receive this error:
"The alias "filename" can't be opened because the original item can't be found".
I click on the "Delete Alias" but it doesn't change a thing.
Those looks like "zombie" files.
How can I delete them?
Or is it the search index that is not up-to-date? (It's been more than a week since I noticed that though).
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks for your help!