[X-Newbies] How to get rid of or fix a file

[Philip J Robar]

On Mar 5, 2007, at 7:17 AM, Peter Saint James wrote:

> On 4 Mar 2007, at 3:28 PM, Philip J Robar wrote:
>
>> Else, if your file system and/or other files are still corrupted  
>> you save as much data as you can by telling SuperDuper! to ignore  
>> things it can't read.
>
> How does one tell SuperDuper to ignore things it can't read? I see  
> nothing for this under preferences.

Under the File menu see the scripting options.

> I seem to have solved the immediate problem, as long as I haven't  
> created another one.
>
> I shut down all apps except Finder. Trash still wouldn't empty. I  
> unplugged the network cable and restarted the computer. Trash then  
> emptied. I then tried another backup and it worked this time.
>
> I will have to see if I need to re-install java, which is where the  
> corrupted file was.

So I take you didn't bother to run Disk Utility? And what could  
possibly lead you to believe that you don't need to reinstall Java?

Phil