Del file without trash can

If you del a file in NT, the file just only is deleted, but the same code in W98 take the file into the trash can.
Can we delete it definitively?
Thanks

Actually in either case....files are not deleted, just the reference to them are deleted. If you want to make files "unrecoverable" then you would need to overwrite the location on the disk where they reside with something else. Java gives you no such fine-grained control but you could do one of two things:
Either write a routine using C, put into a DLL and use JNI to call that routine to remove the file.
or
Write a routine in C - an executable that you call using java that you use to delete the file.
First method is best but harder to do.

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Stuborn file in trash can.

Hi,
I have a strange file in my Trash can , that refuses to be deleted.
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ls: Tiếng Việt.html: No such file or directory
total 0
drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 102 Apr 24 23:45 .
drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 102 Apr 24 23:45 ..
if I then try to delete Tiếng Việt.html I get :
rm -R Tie\314\202\314\201ng\ Vie\314\202\314\243t.html
rm: Tiếng Việt.html: No such file or directory
Note that I dont type the filename. I press <TAB> after the T and it autocompletes the filename.
I have tried forcing the deletion of the entire .Trash directory without any success. I have tried Trashit & Cocktail without success.
Any ideas.
Alan.

Niel,
Ran the Disk Utility :
Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
Determining correct file permissions.
Permissions repair complete
The privileges have been verified or repaired on the selected volume
But still got the same results :
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total 0
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drwxrwxrwx 3 root admin 102 Apr 24 23:45 ..
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Macbook Air Restoring files from Trash Can in Time Machine

I have memory issues with my Macbook Air. I think casued by the fact iphoto uses so much memory. Last week I was trying to download some photos but got a message saying my start up drive was nearly full. Next think i know, the Macbook has somehow dumped about 500 of my old photos in the trash can (I didn't do this). A few minutes later I look in the trash can and find it's emptied itself.
The next morning when I turned on my laptop, about 1 GB of memory had reappeared, and the photos were back in the trash can. My plan was to restore the photos however I stupidly didn't do it immediately as I was busy.
Now a weel later, I again got the message that my start up drive was full. The photos have disappeared from the trash can. I have reboted the Mac, but they have not reappeared.
I backup using an external hard drive and Time Machine. All I want to do is go into the trash can on the back up and restore the photos from there. I don't want to restore the whole Mac, as I will lose all the work I've done since that last back up, won't I? I can't search for the specific files on the Time Machine as I don't know what they're called - they were 100s of photos, the names were numbers only and I don't know which photos they were - as it wasn't me who deleted them!
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Do you know if the hard drive is full, does iPhoto move files to the trash can?
No, it doesn't.
Or does it have a setting to clean up duplicate files
No. There are third-party applications that purport to do it, and if you used one of those, that would explain what happened.
Is my only option therefore to restore the entire system to an earlier date?
I don't see why you would need to restore anything other than the iPhoto library, or whatever folder contained the missing files.
You can't do a partial restoration of the iPhoto library; it's all or nothing. However, if you restore an older library to a new location, you can extract images from it and import them into a newer library.

System file in Trash Can?

I tried to empty my trash can and found this un-trashable folder "Backups.backupdb" and when I moved it to the desktop and opened it, I found these nested folders:
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I have no idea how it got in the Trash, what it is and if it should/should not be trashed... if if can be trashed. And if it's needed, where should I move it to... if I can move it off the desktop.
Brian

mendel1,
Maybe that wasn't such a good idea. I tried it and this was running for half an hour before I tried to stop it:
Now I can't get rid of it, I can't stop it and I can't even "restart" from Finder. Suggestions?
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Weird File in trash can--can't delete

I Have this weird file in my trashcan that won't delete. I can drag it out of my trashcan and put it on the desktop and it disappears only to go back into the trashcan a couple days later. I have no idea what is causing this. Any help would be appreciated. Attached is a Picture of my trashcan so you can see what i'm talking about
[img=http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1561/picture1yf8.th.jpg][img=http://img233.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif]

I've used Force Empty Trash and it has not failed yet:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17841
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Repeating File in Trash, Can't Empty It

Somehow I got this forever looping combination of folders in my Trash, and now it won't let me empty the trash. It's kind of hard to explain, but if I open the trash, there is a folder in there called "RaceImages 11.36.24 AM [7/3]". If I drill into that folder, it goes on forever like this....
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I have actually had a similar issue like this before and it was a simple fix once I figured it out.
Move the folder that is in the trash to your Desktop. Open it and then move the folder that is in there to the trash. You should be able to empty the trash. Next move the empty folder that you had put on the Desktop back into the trash and you should be able to empty it again.
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Nul File in Trash Can

I have a file that keeps returning to my trashcan!
Kind: Alias
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Name: nulnulnulnul.1/2,
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Hello page95,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
I don't have any direct answers for you, but I may be able to point you to somebody or somewhere that can. Do you by chance use Bootcamp or Parallels? If so, you may need to run a Checkdisk on the Windows side to get rid of it.
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I want to use preview to view pdf files without trashing the adobe plug-ins?

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Deleted files do not go to trash can

i.e. when i delte a file, it is gone forever. I cannot restore it since I see no files in trash can.
Also, installed windows on bootcamp, but does not detect cd rom driver.
Anyone know why?

1. Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/.Trash
2. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Show Info
from the contextual menu. An Info dialog should open.
3. The dialog should show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section. If that's not what it shows, click the padlock icon in the lower right corner of the window and enter your password when prompted. Use the plus- and minus-sign buttons to give yourself Read & Write access and "everyone" No Access. Delete any other entries in the access list.
4. In the General section, uncheck the box marked Locked if it's checked.
5. From the action menu (gear icon) at the bottom of the dialog, select Apply to enclosed items and confirm.
6. Close the Info window and test.

Time estimation of a class file without execution

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can I do it with java...!!!!!!!!!!

Presumably this is a class assignment and not a work assignment. If it is for work then either ask for justification for this stupidity or start playing games and looking for another job.
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A strange ghost file in Trash which can not be erased? Any help?

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Here it gets weird with this 501 folder - on the finder window is displayed that it is created on 27 April 2025 at 7.33pm.
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and modified on 27 April 2025 at 7.33pm.
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Any help with deleting this ghost file (without reinstalling whole system)?
My Mac has OSX 10.6.8
Thanks for any help,everyone!
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Uneraseable files and dirs inside the trash can

I,
I have got some items in the trash can that wher I try to emply it, I get an error message saying that the can't be erased because they are being used. I have turned off the computer several times but the same thing happens.
Is there a solution for this?

Hi,
I'm terribly sorry for the wrong info!
In addition, be very carefully while using The Terminal and you can always use whatis and man to understand the command you are gonna use. Example:
Last login: Thu Dec 16 21:20:40 on ttys000
The-Universe:~ LS$ whatis sudo
sudo(8) - execute a command as another user
The-Universe:~ LS$ whatis rm
rm(1), unlink(1) - remove directory entries
The-Universe:~ LS$ man rm
RM(1) BSD General Commands Manual RM(1)
NAME
rm, unlink -- remove directory entries
SYNOPSIS
rm [-dfiPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
DESCRIPTION
The rm utility attempts to remove the non-direc-
tory type files specified on the command line. If
the permissions of the file do not permit writing,
and the standard input device is a terminal, the
user is prompted (on the standard error output)
for confirmation.
The options are as follows:
-d Attempt to remove directories as well
as other types of files.
-f Attempt to remove the files without
prompting for confirmation, regardless
For man, press space bar to continue the manual or q to quite.
Cheers.
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Trying to delete file from trash but get this: The operation can't be completed because the item "File name" is in use. All other files delete except this one. Please help

Trying to delete file from trash but get this: The operation can’t be completed because the item “File name” is in use. All other files delete except this one. Please help

Maybe some help here:
http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/19/force-empty-trash-in-mac-os-x-when-file-is-locked -or-in-use//

HT1449 Ok. I have an '06 Macbook Pro still running on Snow Leopard 10.6.8, and iTunes 10.6.1. I did everything in this article leading up to step 14. I thought I trashed the right file, now I can't access my music which is on my external drive now. Help!

As stated in my above Subject field. I have an older Macbook Pro and I was attempting to move my iTunes media file using this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1449
After getting to step number 14, I "thought" I selected the correct media file to trash from my system. Now I have my correctly copied Itunes file on my external drive that can't be accessed when I reopen iTunes. How can I get iTunes to open to my new destination now? I went to iTunes > Preferences > Advanced and selected the new location then click OK, but it still won't access.
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I had the same problem and found the answer!
In Outlook, go to the Help menu, then Check for Updates.
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I am deleting files through my trash in my macbook pro (2010) and then emptying the trash can, but my hard disk space is not increasing! i recently upgraded to lion and the problem is new, wasn't the same with snow leopard! HELP!!!!!

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