[X4U] Undeletable file/folder

[John Engberg]

On Jun 30, 2009, at 9:21 PM, Ralph wrote:

> Well, this one has me stumped. I hope one of you can help me.
>
> As a small copy/print shop, we get files on USB sticks all the time  
> -- sometimes from Macs, sometimes from PCs. (We use Macs exclusively  
> for all our production tasks.) To speed things up, we usually copy  
> files from the USB stick to the Mac's hard drive before working with  
> them. Sometimes this means copying a folder or folders full of files.
>
> Recently, we got in a USB stick that appeared to have Windows files  
> on it (extensions like .exe). We copied data and graphic files off  
> of the stick and onto the internal drive of an Intel iMac running OS  
> X 10.4.11. When the work was finished, we tried to delete all but  
> the final production file from our hard drive. Turns out that one of  
> the folders we copied over had a buried folder in it called System  
> that won't delete. When we empty the trash, we get the message, "The  
> operation cannot be completed because the item '.plma' is locked."  
> The folder, which appears empty, remains in the Trash.
>
> When I try to drag this folder out of the Trash, it COPIES onto the  
> desktop, leaving an empty "System" folder still in the Trash and  
> another new, empty "System" folder on the desktop! Now, we have two  
> folders that won't delete.
>
> Any ideas about what's going on, and how to get rid of these items?
>
> Ralph Jones
> Avatar Community Business Center
> Fairfax, California

Try a little program called TrashIt! It works like a charm in these  
situations.

John Engberg
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