Re: need help to delete "open" files

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Uwe Rieke writes ...
> 
> I am having an old MAC LC System 7.5.3 with Nescape
> 2.02.
> in Netscapes Cache Folder there are some files which cannot be deleted from
> the  trash even with  the hold down Option key. All programms like Norton
> Utilities, Speeddisk, First Aid do not work, because they say that these
> files are still open.
> Does anybody know a possibility to delet these damaged files without
> formating the whole harddisk?
> Thanks for any help
> Dr. Uwe Rieke
> Uwe.Rieke@euro-wirtschaftsmagazin.de





Uwe Rieke writes ...
> 
> I am having an old MAC LC System 7.5.3 with Nescape
> 2.02.
> in Netscapes Cache Folder there are some files which cannot be deleted from
> the  trash even with  the hold down Option key. All programms like Norton
> Utilities, Speeddisk, First Aid do not work, because they say that these
> files are still open.
> Does anybody know a possibility to delet these damaged files without
> formating the whole harddisk?
> Thanks for any help
> Dr. Uwe Rieke
> Uwe.Rieke@euro-wirtschaftsmagazin.de

     Technically, this is an Apple II (not Mac) newsgroup. So, this
message is being cross-posted to comp.sys.mac.system .

     It seems like someone posted a similar question a few months ago
and that the fix was not too difficult (something like 'reforming' your
Desktop?).  Anyway, a Mac user will be able to help. Good luck!


     Just got this information via email:

>>

Maybe it is "rebuilding" your desktop. It can't hurt. Just press the
option key before your desktop becomes visible (just after the loading
of extentions). Or, you can do it with Norton Utilities.

<<

(Thanks, GM!)


 
Rubywand

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