[X4U] Can you delete a file(move to the trash) in spotlight?

[Ed Gould]

On Mar 16, 2009, at 2:58 PM, Michael Winter wrote:

>
> On Mar 16, 2009, at 12:44 PM, Ralph wrote:
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>> Spotlight doesn't allow deleting a file; File>Find does:
>
> Bingo! I just realized this may be where the confusion was and  
> tested it. All I did was replicate what Ralph found. I was using  
> Find File in the Finder, not Spotlight as accessed via its own  
> menu. They both use the same search engine in the background, but  
> (obviously) the interface is different and that's what limits what  
> can be done.
>
> Ed, sorry for the confusion. As if the Spotlight/Notlight stuff  
> wasn't enough, you've got the Spotlight menu vs. Finder's Find File  
> to make things even messier.
>
> -Mike
> ____Mike:

Thanks it was confusing. Some of the issue may be mine as my health  
has caused my brain to confuse issues.

Ed