How do I delete iTunes movie from hard drive

It doesn't show up in Itunes but it's still in my Movies subdirectory of iTunes (taking up 1.6G). When I try to delete it from the folder, it says it's write protected or in use. It's not in use. HELP!

Do you mean all data BUT the operating system?
If so, boot the iMac with the install DVD in the optical drive while holding the C key. Select the language and then continue. Select from Utilities, Disk Utility and then Erase the hard drive. Then choose Install Mac OS X so you reinstall only the operating system. You can then use the apple at the left side of the menu bar and Software Update to date to 10.6.8.

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