[X-Unix] Using the CLI to delete "pesky" files/folders

[Chris Garaffa]

On Apr 25, 2005, at 2:00 AM, Mark Gibson wrote:

> rm: /Volumes/Leviathan/.Trashes/501/Alfred Hitchcock/.Trashes/501/ 
> Macintosh HD/$$$$HFS+ Private Data/iNode191746261: Operation not  
> permitted
> rm: /Volumes/Leviathan/.Trashes/501/Alfred Hitchcock/.Trashes/501/ 
> Macintosh HD/$$$$HFS+ Private Data/iNode212258254: Operation not  
> permitted
> rm: /Volumes/Leviathan/.Trashes/501/Alfred Hitchcock/.Trashes/501/ 
> Macintosh HD/$$$$HFS+ Private Data/iNode307824737: Operation not  
> permitted

I've seen this with corrupted directory structures. Have you tried  
rebooting into Single User mode and running fsck?
1. Reboot, holding down the Command and S keys
2. When shown the UNIX prompt, type "fsck -yf /".
This will at least attempt to repair the startup volume. If it  
doesn't work, consider investing in a copy of DiskWarrior or Drive10.
Also, since it looks like you have multiple discs or partitions, try  
using Disk Utility to repair those that aren't your startup volume.

Best of luck

-- 
Chris Garaffa
chris at nilzero.com
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