Had the same problem before. I was given the solution below, and it worked great. Don't be afraid of opening the terminal window for this. Just make sure you type it right. HTH Begin forwarded message: > Open the Terminal. Type: > > sudo rm -i > > Then drag the file into the Terminal window. The line should look like: > > sudo rm -i ~/Desktop/StubbonFileName > > Hit Return. That should do it. > > If you can't drag the file into the window, simply type the second > Terminal > command, substituting StubornFileName for the name of the file. > > Hope that helps. > > Bill > -- David R. Boag, DDS spikedds at bellsouth.net