Can't erase backup folder in the trash

My time machine backup was getting full so I trashed a bunch of old folders but I can't erase all of them.
Don't know what to try.

Oh, never mind. I found the alt key.

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Can't get backups out of the trash

Moved a lot of old backups to the trash and now they are stuck there. When I try to empty/secure empty the trash I get error code 8003. I also can't move the files now to any other location or I get "…these files cannot be modified…" message. Before the error messages started popping up the Mac Mini would start to delete then the system would freeze but now the files refuse to do anything.
I could really use some help on this as I have tried everything I know with no results. Haven't tried any Terminal commands as I'm not accustomed to it and don't really know what to do there. I just need to get rid of all these old backup files.
Mac Mini Core Duo, OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.

Trash – Error Code 8003
If they are Time Machine backups, try turning off Time Machine.

HT1766 HOW CAN I CHANGE MY BACKUP FOLDER FROM THE C DRIVE TO ANOTHER?????

HOW CAN I CHANGE MY BACKUP FOLDER FROM THE C DRIVE TO ANOTHER????? because my c drive in the windows computer gets filled and i need to back up my ipod to a portable hard disk.. bt i dont know how to do it.. plz help

you can't change the backup folder as far as I know, but you can choose to move backups. The information you need can be found in this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946
Where iTunes backups are stored on your computer
The folder where your backup data are stored varies depending on the computer's operating system. Make sure the backup folder is included in your periodic data-backup routine.
iTunes places the backup files in the following places:
Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: To quickly access the Application Data folder, click Start, and choose Run. Type %appdata% and click OK.
Windows Vista and Windows 7: \Users\(username)\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup\
Note: To quickly access the AppData folder, click Start. In the search bar, type %appdata% and press the Return key.
Hope this helps
Regards,
Stijn

HT4137 i can't find my iPhone name when i right click to backup. but i see my backup folder in the mobile sync. how do i get that folder to go into itunes

i can't find my iPhone name when i right click to backup. but i see my backup folder in the mobile sync. how do i get that folder to go into itunes

"Where do I find my hundreds of dollars of downloads I have done since 2005?"
They will only be where you put them If you are doing the very basics, then they will be on your computer and they will be in your backup copy of your computer.
The itunes store is not global at all, never has been. You cannot redownload your content from another country. You can only use the countrys itunes store for the country that you are physically located.

Why i can not empty the folder in the trash

i have an external hard drive and i am using between the windows pc and mac ... recently i found there is a folder in trash can i can not empty ... i tried to empty it in the terminal by typing rm & space ... drag the folder into the terminal with a green plus sign ... but i still can empty the folder in the trash can ... any advise...
cheers,

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html
This should help you.

Accidently put my Start UP Folder in the trash!!!

Hi, I was busy clearing up some space on my trusty old Powerbook (G4 Titanium) HD today when I spotted an old system folder, I think they’re called "previous system folder" or something like that. I was just in the middle of trashing it when someone at work distracted me and instead I dragged my current "systems folder" over the trash. I didn’t notice this until the split second I released the mouse button! NNNOOOOO!
As soon as I'd done this the little coloured spinning wheel replaced my mouse arrow and I couldn’t get my Mac to do anything! Obviously when I tried to restart, after the usual grey screen I get a black one with lots written on it and ending with something about "panic"!!!
First I tried my OSX 10.38 upgrade install disc but once I select the HD to install on it says "You can not install MacOSX on this volume. An earlier version of Mac OSX is not installed".
So then I tried my original OSX 10.2 install disc that I got with the lap top, but once I select the HD to install on it says "newer versions of some software already installed, this software doesn’t allow older versions to be installed over newer versions". When I click on OPTIONS the "ARCHIVE & INSTALL" option is greyed out and not available, only the ERASE & INSTALL is.
Although I’ve backed up most work stuff etc there’s nearly 1000 irreplaceable family photos on it in IPHOTO that I would be absolutely gutted to lose! I would really be grateful if someone could tell me how to save them. If I could somehow save my other stuff it would be a big bonus also! Is there anyway I can either get the START UP FOLDER put back where it needs to be or do an ARCHIVE & INSTALL?
Any help will be MOST appreciated!
Thank you for reading.
Gary.

Boot the computer from an external drive. You can then move the folder from the Trash back to where it belongs. Not really sure how you did this since the OS will not let you delete the System folder without authorization unless you are logged in as root.
If you don't have a backup on an external drive (and why not?) but can access another Mac, then you can connect the two via Firewire cable, boot your computer into Target Disk Mode. Then boot the other computer normally. After startup your hard drive will appear on the Desktop of the other computer. You can then move the System folder out of the Trash back to where it belongs.
Remember backups are your friend.
Basic Backup
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
7. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
8. Data Backup (Commercial)
The following utilities can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
2. Toast
3. Impression
4. arRSync
Apple's Backup is a full backup tool capable of also backing up across multiple media such as CD/DVD. However, it cannot create bootable backups. It is primarily an "archiving" utility as are the other two.
Impression and Toast are disk image based backups, only. Particularly useful if you need to backup to CD/DVD across multiple media.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
Although you can buy a complete FireWire drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.) You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice. Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.
Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports. I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets (911, 921, 922, for example.) You can find enclosures at places such as;
Cool Drives
OWC
WiebeTech
Firewire Direct
California Drives
NewEgg
All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover. Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver.

How can we take backup of all the RDL'S existing at Report server dynamically at one time

How can we take backup of all the RDL'S existing at Report server dynamically at one time ? I want to take backup of all the reports existing at the report server dynamically at one time only. currently I'm able to take backup of the reports folder wise
using VBScript. and I have to pass the folder names again and again. I want this to be happened for all the reports of all the folders at single shot only using VBScript.

Hi DineshRemash,
Based on my research, we can store the following VB Script to a text file, then modify the file name extension from .txt to .rss.
Dim rootPath As String = "C:\Reports"
Sub Main()
Dim items As CatalogItem() = _
rs.ListChildren("/", true)
For Each item As CatalogItem in items
If item.Type = ItemTypeEnum.Folder Then
CreateDirectory(item.Path)
Else If item.Type = ItemTypeEnum.Report Then
SaveReport(item.Path)
End If
Next
End Sub
Sub CreateDirectory(path As String)
path = GetLocalPath(path)
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(path)
End Sub
Sub SaveReport(reportName As String)
Dim reportDefinition As Byte()
Dim document As New System.Xml.XmlDocument()
reportDefinition = rs.GetReportDefinition(reportName)
Dim stream As New MemoryStream(reportDefinition)
document.Load(stream)
document.Save(GetLocalPath(reportName) + ".rdl")
End Sub
Function GetLocalPath(rsPath As String) As String
Return rootPath + rsPath.Replace("/", "\")
End Function
Then navigate to the folder contains the script, we can directly run the below command from the run menu:
rs -s
http://aa/ ReportServer -i download.rss
We can modify the rootpath to point at whaterver fold you’d like to download the RDL files.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
TechNet Community Support

How can I undelete a calendar in the trash (outlook 2013)

I am hoping someone here can help. I was trying to get my outlook calendar on to my Iphone and so installed Icloud. It created a calendar on my outlook folder that said this computer only. I (stupidly) deleted that thinking, I don't want appointments JUST
on that calendar.
Now it's in the trash and when I get new appointments, and accept them, it goes to the deleted folder in the trash which I can't SEE in the rest of the outlook calendars.
Obviously I'm not super tech savvy (though I thought I was above average before this incident.) I could really use some help. I found something about signing out of Icloud which I did, but I still can't recover that magical calendar from the trash.
Anyone have any ideas for me?
-MMIGuana

Thanks for responding. I did try that, but it isn't in my Deleted files, it is in my Trash. I can't seem to drag it anywhere else.
When I click on the Calendar (this Computer Only) Properties, it says it's stored in [email protected]/Trash, but when I go to the corresponding Outlook data file folder, I can't see what's inside that file.
I even went to my original email system through a browser again because I noticed the Trash count in each was the same, but there is no calendar stored there.
I'm so fried and exhausted, seems like I can't find the answer anywhere. (I did find your solution about doing the macro to copy over to the primary calendar in Outlook and even figured out how to do that, but I don't want my primary calendar in the Trash/what
if it deletes or purges? )
Any other ideas I might try? Thank you.
-Marci

Can't get photos out of the trash?

I just tried using iPhoto Diet on my library (around 10,000 photos & 9GB). It moved a bunch of photos into the Trash that, it turns out, aren't duplicates. So, I want to take them out of the Trash and put them in my main library.
The trouble is, I can't seem to do that. I've created a new folder to put the files into, but when I drag the photos out of the trash the icon never changes to the green "plus" sign that you normally see. I've tried using the "Export..." command but it's greyed out.
Is there any way I can get these photos out of the Trash? I'm a little confused right now! This is iPhoto 6.0.5 under OS X 10.4.8 (PPC).

Hi Terrence,
Sorry, you're right: what I meant was that I couldn't put them back in an Album, not a Folder. Interestingly enough, I just created another Album and tried it again. I selected all the photos (around 900) that were in the iPhoto Trash, then dragged them into my new album.
The cursor turned into the green "plus" icon as if it were ready to let me move the files out of the Trash. Then, strangely, iPhoto didn't draw a black box over the destination album like it normally does. I clicked on the new album I'd just created, and it was empty. Stranger still, it looks like the photos have all been put back in their correct albums?!

Hi, i've imported some mts files from my camera on fcpx 10,04 then i erase them (also from the trash). now if i try to reimport them, the import from camera doesn't see them anymore even if i see the files in the finder. someone could help me??

Hi, i've imported some mts files from my camera on fcpx 10,04 then i erase them (also from the trash). now if i try to reimport them, the import from camera doesn't see them anymore even if i see the files in the finder. someone could help me??
ps
i got a backup for the files but even if they are on the mmc, when camera is connected fcpx doesn't see them. if i try to import a new shoot it works!!

Thx a lot Salty. As you suggest I found other staff on support pages. I deleted AVCHD structure and kept only .mts... Now what I need to do is to convert those files with handbrake or similar tool in .mp4 or .mov to make them digest to FCPX.

I Have Accidentally Put My System Folder In The Trash...

Hello,
One day i was cleaning up my harddrive when i think i may have accidentally dragged my system folder to the trash can. At which point i shut down the computer. Now i went to restart the computer and a panic screen pops up and i cannot load into my os. i already tried force loading the start up cd and that don't work. i heard there is a fix for this i can't find it though. is there a way to fix this? Im ok with losing my data I would actually prefer to lose it.
Help Much Appreciated,
Hunt The Mac!
(Ibook G4 (10.4.11) PPC)
Just To Let You Aware I Have Other Computers If That Helps

What other computers do you have? If you have another Mac with FireWire, you could try starting up in FireWire Target Disk Mode with the iBook G4 as the target disk. This will mount the iBook's hard drive on the other Mac and you should be able to access the iBook's hard disk from the other Mac and drag the System Folder out of the Trash and back to where it belongs.

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I have an imac...put a folder in the trash and it has a locked program,now i can get it out of the trash to unlock it so i can empty the trash...any help appreciated.

Try Trash It! 5.1. Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on resolving Trash problems. Often you can delete a locked file by holding down the OPTION key while you Empty the Trash.

How can I erase deleted items from the hard drive?

How can I erase deleted files from the hard drive? Will my machine run faster?

If you've already deleted the files and emptied the Trash they are already, in effect, erased. At least the disk space they occupied is now available.
To be able to offer help we need more information about which Mac you have, which OS you are running, how much RAM you have installed, how much hard disk space you have available, etc.
Go to the Apple Menu>About this Mac - copy and paste the contents of the report here (deleting the serial number of your machine). Once we have that info, I'm sure someone will have some suggestions.

How can I make a folder in the TV for my home movies

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pshultz

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If you add the items as noted above and they still do not appear in your library, it's probably because they are not a compatible format.
Message was edited by: Diane Wordsmith

I unfortunately just got my IPhone 4s stolen.I thought I had the find my iPhone enabled but I didn't because I cannot locate the phone when I sign in ICloud.How can I erase all data on the phone so the thief can't access my personal information.

I unfortunately just got my IPhone 4s stolen.I thought I had the find my iPhone enabled but I didn't because I cannot locate the phone when I sign in ICloud.I have a password on the phone but i'm not sure if I turned on the option where the phone resets if you incorrectly put the password more than ten time. I immediately called my phone company (Verizon) and reported the phone stolen.So I know whoever took the phone cannot place calls or use the phone. But can they still access my data on the phone if they manage to unlock the phone? If so how can I erase all data on the phone so the thief can't access my personal information? is there any other way other than Find my IPhone to wipe off the data on the phone? I really don't want my personal information such as pictures, text messages, notes and social networks profile available to a stranger!!? Help please!!!

Hello thewrongway,
I'm sorry to hear about your phone! I understand the need for an active device. You are able to activate an old device and process an insurance claim for your iPhone 4s within 60days from the incident date. Keep in mind if the old phone is not a smartphone and you currently have unlimited data that feature will fall off. If you have a tier data plan no changes will be made. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thank you.
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