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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1143793" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Having a virus is not the same thing as having a computer problem that you don't understand. As there are no true viruses for OS X, you have nothing to worry about in that regard.</p><p></p><p>"Recycler" is a folder on Windows that is the actual folder that deleted items go in. And the file name you're seeing within it, is likely a discarded file. How that folder ended up on your Mac is anyone's guess - it was likely copied there by accident.</p><p></p><p>Open the folder, then single click on the numeric file within it. Press Command + I to 'Get Info'. Then, check to make sure the 'Locked' tick box isn't checked. Also, check the permissions at the bottom of the window to ensure that your account has full read/write access.</p><p></p><p>Once that's done, you should be able to toss the whole folder into the trash and empty it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1143793, member: 24098"] Having a virus is not the same thing as having a computer problem that you don't understand. As there are no true viruses for OS X, you have nothing to worry about in that regard. "Recycler" is a folder on Windows that is the actual folder that deleted items go in. And the file name you're seeing within it, is likely a discarded file. How that folder ended up on your Mac is anyone's guess - it was likely copied there by accident. Open the folder, then single click on the numeric file within it. Press Command + I to 'Get Info'. Then, check to make sure the 'Locked' tick box isn't checked. Also, check the permissions at the bottom of the window to ensure that your account has full read/write access. Once that's done, you should be able to toss the whole folder into the trash and empty it. [/QUOTE]
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