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<blockquote data-quote="MacAddikt" data-source="post: 19484" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>yes, there is a Unix command.</p><p></p><p>Open Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities), then type: (hit return after each line)</p><p><span style="color: blue">cd Desktop</span></p><p><span style="color: blue">rm -rf filename.ext</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"></span></p><p></p><p>replace filename.ext with the file and extension. you can make it easier by typing the first few letters of the file name, then hitting Tab. enter password if it asks for it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacAddikt, post: 19484, member: 27"] yes, there is a Unix command. Open Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities), then type: (hit return after each line) [color=blue]cd Desktop rm -rf filename.ext [/color] replace filename.ext with the file and extension. you can make it easier by typing the first few letters of the file name, then hitting Tab. enter password if it asks for it [/QUOTE]
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