Something to unlock or just delete 3 locked folders

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I've had three folders on my external HDD for quite a while now, and they are all locked so when i delete the folder they are in i then cant empty them from the recycle bin.

Is there a program or way to either unlock these files I cant unlock (I've tried clicking the lock box thing) or to just delete them without unlocking?
 
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In Terminal.app you can copy paste (BE VERY CAREFUL) this:

sudo rm-rf

Then drag the "locked" files and drop them in the Terminal Window.

It will then look like this (showing the path to the files) **Make sure there is a space between the f and the File Path (~/blahblah/blah/blah):

Sudo rm -rf ~/Desktop/FolderName/fileToBeDeleted

Press ENTER
You will be prompted for your Password.
type in your Admin password... You will not see the characters as you type.
Press ENTER after typing your password.

Viola! Your files are gone! :D
 
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Last login: Wed Jan 30 20:27:13 on ttys000
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$ sudo rm -rf~/Volumes/1TB/\$RECYCLE.BIN
Password:
rm: illegal option -- ~
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$ sudo rm -rf /Volumes/1TB/\$RECYCLE.BIN
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/01 Carousel.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/02 M + M's.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/03 Fentoozler.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/04 Touchdown Boy.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/05 Strings.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/06 Peggy Sue.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/07 SomeTimes.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/08 Does My Breath Smell.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/09 Cacophony.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/10 TV.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/11 Toast And Bananas.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/12 Wasting Time.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/13 Romeo And Rebecca.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/14 Ben Wah Balls.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/15 Just About Done.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/16 Depends.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/U2/Pop: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/U2: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/01 - Le Garage.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/02 - Robot.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/03 - A to B.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/04 - Decent Days and Nights.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/05 - Meantime.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/06 - Alms.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/07 - Danger of the Water.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/08 - Carnival Kids.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/09 - The City Is Here for You to Use.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/10 - First Day.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/11 - He Knows.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/12 - Stupid and Shallow.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/13 - Trying Not to Think About Time.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/14 - Hounds of Love.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/15 - Man Ray.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/16 - Decent Days and Nights (Radio Mix).mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/17 - Hounds of Love (Radio Mix).mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN: Directory not empty
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$


ah? :Oops:
 
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You didn't read everything... there MUST be a SPACE between the f and the ~

Also... Are you on a Mac??? I believe Recycle.bin is Windows... ???\

EDIT... I see you did it twice... the second time you did it Correct. There may be an issue with Recycle.bin file
 
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Was that volume ever on a PC?
 
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okay ride i'll give that a go. It's all a bit confusing for me.

And giulio, yes. I have used a pc before to try and delete the files. And it got them out of my mac recycle bin but now they are just in the HDD.
 
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Lamboo said:
And giulio, yes. I have used a pc before to try and delete the files. And it got them out of my mac recycle bin but now they are just in the HDD.
Click to expand...

I'm such a ghee-nyus. haha
Well, if the above commands I gave do not work. Try plugging that volume back into the pc and empty the recycle bin. That's what the "$RECYCLE.BIN" folder is - the window's recycle bin.

Is that volume mounted read+write BTW, or read-only?
 
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Last login: Wed Jan 30 20:40:59 on ttys000
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$ chmod -rf 777 /Volumes/1TB/\$RECYCLE.BIN
chmod: Invalid file mode: -rf
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$ chmod -Rf 777 /Volumes/1TB/\$RECYCLE.BIN
chmod: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/U2/Pop/01 Discothèque.mp3: No such file or directory
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$ sudo rm -rf /Volumes/1TB/\$RECYCLE.BIN
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/01 Carousel.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/02 M + M's.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/03 Fentoozler.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/04 Touchdown Boy.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/05 Strings.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/06 Peggy Sue.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/07 SomeTimes.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/08 Does My Breath Smell.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/09 Cacophony.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/10 TV.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/11 Toast And Bananas.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/12 Wasting Time.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/13 Romeo And Rebecca.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/14 Ben Wah Balls.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/15 Just About Done.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH/16 Depends.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R5EURUH: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/U2/Pop: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/U2: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/01 - Le Garage.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/02 - Robot.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/03 - A to B.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/04 - Decent Days and Nights.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/05 - Meantime.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/06 - Alms.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/07 - Danger of the Water.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/08 - Carnival Kids.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/09 - The City Is Here for You to Use.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/10 - First Day.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/11 - He Knows.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/12 - Stupid and Shallow.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/13 - Trying Not to Think About Time.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/14 - Hounds of Love.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/15 - Man Ray.mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/16 - Decent Days and Nights (Radio Mix).mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads/17 - Hounds of Love (Radio Mix).mp3: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads/The Futureheads: Operation not permitted
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J/The Futureheads: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN/$R4H5V2J: Directory not empty
rm: /Volumes/1TB/$RECYCLE.BIN: Directory not empty

Thats what i get for the sudo rm -rf ones

The chmod one, am i meant to leave it without the rest of the directory or just have it to the 1tb bit?
liam-taylors-macbook:~ Liam$
 
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aha, i will give that another go and see if i get anywhere.

ah yes the volume is read and write
 

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