[MacDV] Re: Can't Erase File - Help

[Cari Machet]

have you pressed the option key while 
clicking the empty trash command?

cari

--- Jeff Fay <jeff.fay at uaf.edu> wrote:
> have you rebuilt your desktop?
> 
> animal wrote:
> 
> > Via a newly purchased formatted hard drive, a
> pesky file called econ 
> > technologies has now ended up in my G4 400 (system
> 9.04). This G4 has 
> > and will never be on the internet. I think econ's
> an http reference 
> > file (www.econtechnologies.com/.#1EAE) to a site
> which is no longer in 
> > business. Attempts to erase it by moving it into
> new folders (even 
> > while holding down the option key) have cloned it
> to about 8 copies in 
> > the trash bin. I tried to get info on the file
> only to get
> > "The info window cannot be opened as it cannot be
> found."
> >
> > Now everytime I empty the trash I get 8 reminder
> windows that the
> >
> > The item
> > "www.econtechnologies.com/.#1EAE" could
> > not be deleted, because it cannot be found.
> > Do you want to continue?
> >
> > This isn't affecting my system, but is there
> anyway to get rid of it?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Lynn
> >
> >
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