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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 377847" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p>Hello websyndicate,</p><p></p><p>Try this for me please:</p><p></p><p>Start by creating a new user in the <em>Accounts System Preferences</em> panel. It doesn’t really matter what name or access level you give the new account; it’s going to have a very short existence. Once the account is created, move the troublesome file from the trash into the:</p><p><em></em></p><p><em>/Users/Shared folder.</em> </p><p></p><p>Now, log in as the new user. Open the:</p><p></p><p><em>/Users/Shared folder, </em></p><p></p><p>and move the troublesome file into the new user’s trash.</p><p></p><p>Now logout of the new account and log back into your main account. Return to the <em>Accounts</em> pane in <em>System Preferences</em>, select the account you just created, and click the minus sign (or just hit Delete). The system will put up a dialog box asking if you’re sure you want to do this, with three options: <em>Cancel, OK</em>, and <em>Delete Immediately</em>. Select <em><span style="color: Red">Delete Immediately</span></em>, and the troublesome file (along with the new user and the disk space they used) will disappear. <em>(If you just press OK, the files from the deleted user will still reside on your drive.)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p></p><p>:black:</p><p></p><p>BTW, <span style="color: Purple"><em>OnyX </em></span>has a secure trash empty option if you have it installed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 377847, member: 13565"] Hello websyndicate, Try this for me please: Start by creating a new user in the [I]Accounts System Preferences[/I] panel. It doesn’t really matter what name or access level you give the new account; it’s going to have a very short existence. Once the account is created, move the troublesome file from the trash into the: [I] /Users/Shared folder.[/I] Now, log in as the new user. Open the: [I]/Users/Shared folder, [/I] and move the troublesome file into the new user’s trash. Now logout of the new account and log back into your main account. Return to the [I]Accounts[/I] pane in [I]System Preferences[/I], select the account you just created, and click the minus sign (or just hit Delete). The system will put up a dialog box asking if you’re sure you want to do this, with three options: [I]Cancel, OK[/I], and [I]Delete Immediately[/I]. Select [I][COLOR="Red"]Delete Immediately[/COLOR][/I], and the troublesome file (along with the new user and the disk space they used) will disappear. [I](If you just press OK, the files from the deleted user will still reside on your drive.) [/I] :black: BTW, [COLOR="Purple"][I]OnyX [/I][/COLOR]has a secure trash empty option if you have it installed. [/QUOTE]
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