On 3/2/2005 11:56 am, "Samantha Cornell" wrote: > I have a folder of over 200 photos on my jumpdrive, all of which are > locked. I used the drive to moved them from a Dell to my Mac...and > they automatically appeared as locked files. > > Now that the transfer is complete I would like to delete the folder, > but would like to avoid individually unlocking every single photo. I > seem to remember a way to "unlock in bulk", but can't for the life of > me remember. > > Any suggestions? I have a contextual menu item called "LockPopCM" that does this. Highlight, Right/Ctrl-Click and select unlock all. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22348 There are also numerous things that will force the trash to empty - some freeware, some shareware: TrashIt! <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14884> TrashLockedFiles: <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18227> And several others... I also read this, but I don't know if it works ... " Just press the following keys: command-alt-shift-delete and all protected files are gone" HTH -- Mark