John: Yes I did (there are multiple issues going on here besides this). Ed On Mar 15, 2009, at 10:01 PM, John Drake wrote: > > Ed, > > Have you emptied your trash after you did the key combo 'command- > delete'? Until you empty the trash Spotlight will keep showing the > item still in the system. Remember, when you delete a file you do > not regain your disk space until you empty the trash, same > principal here. It's a safe guard so if you change your mind before > you hit the empty trash you can retrieve it. > I make a habit of opening the trash before I hit empty specially > when I'm doing any serious house-keeping, the only time I don't is > when I'm doing light cleaning from my desktop, I also recommend an > 'Empty Trash' often, if you have many files in the trash it takes > longer to empty and also makes it harder to verify just what it is > you are flushing. > > John > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price > http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal