Locked Folder Files

I have locked files, ie;ACDSee that I'm not using.
When I take them to the trash, the trash will not empty. Because there is a file that is locked.
I think there is a way to empty locked trash ??
I Have Comeplete admin. & password rights.
This is my computer.

Hi, Tradesman. Welcome to the Discussions.
See my "Solving Trash Problems" FAQ. In particular, you may find the following sections therein helpful:
• "Locked files in the Trash".
• "Trash utilities for eradicating troublesome files." These utilities are often helpful in removing stubborn files.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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I've been asking around to find out how to lock a file or folder so that the user password is required to open them, but have had no luck as yet..
can you assist?
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Mister Tom wrote:
Hi
I've been asking around to find out how to lock a file or folder so that the user password is required to open them, but have had no luck as yet..
can you assist?
many thanks
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Host Name: curt-bratchers-computer
Date/Time: 2006-12-25 13:19:31.625 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8L2127)
Report Version: 4
Command: Safari
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Parent: WindowServer [2996]
Version: 2.0.4 (419.3)
Build Version: 7
Project Name: WebBrowser
Source Version: 4190300
PID: 3226
Thread: 0
Exception: EXCBADACCESS (0x0001)
Codes: KERNINVALIDADDRESS (0x0001) at 0x14c5b2ed
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90835fe9 __CFBinaryPlistCreateObject + 3708
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082c6f3 __CFTryParseBinaryPlist + 177
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082ba60 _CFPropertyListCreateFromXMLData + 150
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92643159 +[NSPropertyListSerialization propertyListFromData:mutabilityOption:format:errorDescription:] + 89
4 com.apple.WebKit 0x94ca7621 -[WebHistoryPrivate _loadHistoryGuts:URL:error:] + 177
5 com.apple.WebKit 0x94ca7559 -[WebHistoryPrivate loadFromURL:error:] + 62
6 com.apple.WebKit 0x94ca74d3 -[WebHistory loadFromURL:error:] + 51
7 com.apple.Safari 0x0001e754 0x1000 + 120660
8 com.apple.Safari 0x0001e6bb 0x1000 + 120507
9 com.apple.Safari 0x0001e3ac 0x1000 + 119724
10 com.apple.Foundation 0x925e5207 nsnotecallback + 230
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x908533f6 __CFXNotificationPost + 345
12 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9084ac11 _CFXNotificationPostNotification + 600
13 com.apple.Foundation 0x925dd860 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:] + 121
14 com.apple.Foundation 0x925e4755 -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:] + 55
15 com.apple.AppKit 0x93250e94 -[NSApplication _postDidFinishNotification] + 124
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x93250d7e -[NSApplication _sendFinishLaunchingNotification] + 67
17 com.apple.AppKit 0x9325087d -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleAEOpen:] + 273
18 com.apple.AppKit 0x93250448 -[NSApplication(NSAppleEventHandling) _handleCoreEvent:withReplyEvent:] + 96
19 com.apple.Foundation 0x925eaef1 -[NSAppleEventManager dispatchRawAppleEvent:withRawReply:handlerRefCon:] + 447
20 com.apple.Foundation 0x925ead1b _NSAppleEventManagerGenericHandler + 91
21 com.apple.AE 0x91516fb5 aeDispatchAppleEvent(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*, unsigned long, unsigned char*) + 147
22 com.apple.AE 0x91516ee6 dispatchEventAndSendReply(AEDesc const*, AEDesc*) + 44
23 com.apple.AE 0x91516db2 aeProcessAppleEvent + 190
24 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x92dcc340 AEProcessAppleEvent + 37
25 com.apple.AppKit 0x9324e63d _DPSNextEvent + 1044
26 com.apple.AppKit 0x9324e056 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 137
27 com.apple.Safari 0x00006cea 0x1000 + 23786
28 com.apple.AppKit 0x93247ddb -[NSApplication run] + 512
29 com.apple.AppKit 0x9323bd2f NSApplicationMain + 573
30 com.apple.Safari 0x0005f54a 0x1000 + 386378
31 com.apple.Safari 0x0005f471 0x1000 + 386161
Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082a2f3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90829b0e CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92622dc6 -[NSRunLoop runMode:beforeDate:] + 182
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x92622cc2 -[NSRunLoop run] + 75
5 com.apple.WebKit 0x94c9864d +[WebFileDatabase _syncLoop:] + 198
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x925ed36c forkThreadForFunction + 123
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082a2f3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90829b0e CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92622a9b +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 259
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x925ed36c forkThreadForFunction + 123
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90009857 machmsgtrap + 7
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9082a2f3 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 2014
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90829b0e CFRunLoopRunInMode + 61
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x92649c4e +[NSURLCache _diskCacheSyncLoop:] + 206
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x925ed36c forkThreadForFunction + 123
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90019d3c select + 12
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x90023d87 pthreadbody + 84
Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00002628 ebx: 0x9083517e ecx: 0x00000000 edx: 0x14c5b2ed
edi: 0x14c5b2ed esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbfffee08 esp: 0xbfffe8c0
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010256 eip: 0x90835fe9 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
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0x94040000 - 0x94081fff libsqlite3.0.dylib /usr/lib/libsqlite3.0.dylib
0x94089000 - 0x940c3fff libGLImage.dylib /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLImage.dyl ib
0x94151000 - 0x9418ffff com.apple.vmutils 4.0.2 (93.1) /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/vmutils.framework/Versions/A/vmutils
0x941d3000 - 0x941e4fff com.apple.securityfoundation 2.2.1 (28150) /System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityFoundation.framework/Versions/A/SecurityFoun dation
0x941f2000 - 0x94230fff com.apple.securityinterface 2.2.1 (27695) /System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityInterface.framework/Versions/A/SecurityInter face
0x9424c000 - 0x9425bfff libCGATS.A.dylib /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libCGATS.A.dylib
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0x94c96000 - 0x94d28fff com.apple.WebKit 418.9.1 /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/WebKit
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0x99712000 - 0x99724fff com.apple.SyndicationUI 1.0.6 (54) /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SyndicationUI.framework/Versions/A/Syndicatio nUI
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I'll give the history delete a try. The file in the lock folder is a preference file. Here is it's contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>LockFileDate</key>
<date>2006-12-25T20:49:09Z</date>
<key>LockFileHostname</key>
<string>localhost</string>
<key>LockFileProcessID</key>
<integer>3775</integer>
<key>LockFileProcessName</key>
<string>Safari</string>
<key>LockFileUsername</key>
<string>Curt Bratcher</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Error message The folder "i tunes" is on a locked folder

My itunes was working great but now I cant get in it because it keeps telling me The folder "itunes" is on a locked folder or you dont not have write permissions for this folder. How can I fix this?

Try a shift-start of itunes. Press *AND HOLD* the shift key while starting itunes. Keep pressing until you see the message about choosing a library.
Then browse to the ITL file and itunes should open. The default location on Win 7 is here
C:\users\username\My Music\iTunes

Lock folder on Mac, unlock on Windows?

I have a USB flash drive and want to lock a particular folder on the drive. I can use Get Info and select to lock the folder. Accounts on my Mac are listed in the Permissions section. What happens when I want to unlock the folder on a Windows Machine that doesn't have those Permissions? Will it just prompt and I put in the user name/password at that point?
I tried this on my Mac. When I click Locked, it stays check for only a few seconds before unchecking. So I can never lock. When I click Locked, I can see the USB drive light flicker for a few seconds. Do I need to do something else?

is the drive formatted FAT? if so the permissions are irrelevant as FAT does not understand unix permissions anyway. however, it does support some (but not all) unix flags including the unchangable flag that is set when you lock a file. however, there seem to be differences in the way flags are set in HFS+ and FAT which lead to some very strange results which I don't understand. I experimented a lot with them a while back with rather weird results.
when i created a file in OS X and put it on a flash drive i could lock and unlock it without issues both in OS X and windows. no password required. but sometimes (not all the time) some locked files from windows would absolutely refuse to unlock in OS X and some others wold refuse to lock! just as you are seeing. I have no idea what's up with that or what exactly cases this. the bottom line is. if a file refuse to lock or unlock in OS X there is nothing yo can do with it without booting into windows.
P.S. there have been many posts by others experiencing the same behavior. AFAIK, nobody has fond a way around it.
Message was edited by: V.K.

Can i lock a file that only i can access with a password

can i lock a file or folder that i can only access with a password???

You could put it on a USB memory stick, the use Encrypt in Finder. MacOS Hints has notes on it.

Media lock/folder lock/wallet (freeware) for my 58...

what are the freewareedia lock/folder lock/wallet apps i can use in my 5800 (s60 5th)?
i just need to lock a private folder with a password...
thanx

is the drive formatted FAT? if so the permissions are irrelevant as FAT does not understand unix permissions anyway. however, it does support some (but not all) unix flags including the unchangable flag that is set when you lock a file. however, there seem to be differences in the way flags are set in HFS+ and FAT which lead to some very strange results which I don't understand. I experimented a lot with them a while back with rather weird results.
when i created a file in OS X and put it on a flash drive i could lock and unlock it without issues both in OS X and windows. no password required. but sometimes (not all the time) some locked files from windows would absolutely refuse to unlock in OS X and some others wold refuse to lock! just as you are seeing. I have no idea what's up with that or what exactly cases this. the bottom line is. if a file refuse to lock or unlock in OS X there is nothing yo can do with it without booting into windows.
P.S. there have been many posts by others experiencing the same behavior. AFAIK, nobody has fond a way around it.
Message was edited by: V.K.

Locking Folder - questions

I have a folder named "Photos" that I store my photographs in that I have many folders and folders within folders and photo files in.
I had a scare last night as I burnt some photos to DVD, yet there were too many, so I went to remove them from the DVD (by dragging to trash) and at some point I actually double clicked the aliases on the DVD and was inadvertently dragging some folders to the trash that were the real files on the HD. Luckily, I had everything backed up and recovered.
I'd like to avoid this in the future. Can I simply "lock" the "Photos" folder and protect all folders and files in the "Photos folder" or do I have to individually lock each folder in the "Photos" folder.
I did a test run and locked "Photos" It successfully locked me from dragging things into "Photos" (which is good), but then I dragged a folder out of "Photos" to the desktop (which I thought it wouldn't allow me and would also be good) but it did allow folders in there to be removed from "Photos" and placed on the desktop. I won't attempt to drag folders from "Photos" to the trash and delete for obvious reasons but I just wonder if the locked folder would allow that to occur also.
Update: I just did a quick test by creating an untitled folder and locking it and placing folders with files in them in the untitled folder. I locked the untitled folder and when I dragged something out of it to the desktop it only made a copy of the folder (and it's contents) on the desktop and retained the folder in the locked untitled folder. What puzzles me is that if I like "Photos" and drag a folder out of it, the original folder is removed from "Photos" and placed on the desktop (not a copy) - strange!

my last sentence should have read
"What puzzles me is that if I lock "Photos" and drag a folder out of it, the original folder is removed from "Photos" and placed on the desktop (not a copy) - strange!"

What is Lock folder doing ?

I would like to lock a folder so that I can open the folder and the documents inside it but not alter anything
If you Ctr Click the folder , then press Get Info, you can lock the folder
But what is it doing ?
I noticed that I could not add new files to the folder. That is all.
I do not want to used complicated procedures such as with Disk Utilities

Bomiboll wrote:
Yes sir. That's the situation. I can edit it, I can save it, and to the same place.
It means that this is a flaw in Mac OS.
No, it just means you don't understan Posix permissions and the Access Control Entries.
Locking a folder doesn't do anything but Lock the folder. Access to the contents are still controlled by the Posix permissions and the ACEs. Setting a folder to Locked in Get Info sets the uchg flag. That will prevent you from changing the Folder, but not it's contents, which still have the same settings as they had before you Locked the folder. You can override the delete, but you can't rename or move it (which are the same things in unix), or add items into it. If you want to lock all the files inside, you have to select them all and lock them.
Using the shell,
chflags -R uchg /Users/username/Documents/My\ Locked\ Folder/
In unix, a folder is really nothing but a part of the full name of the file. E.g.
/Users/username/Documents/My\ Locked\ Folder/myFile.txt
A better way to achieve what you want is to set it to Read Only for User, Group, and Others
In the Finder, Get Info on the folder and unlock the padlock on the Permissions section.
Set yourself to read only.
Set the group(s) and everyone to no more than Read Only.
Cick the Gear icon and choose Apply to Enclosed.
In the shell,
chmod -R -w /Users/username/Documents/My\ Locked\ Folder/
The uappend flag is more like what you want. It allows adding to the folder, but not editing the contents.
So, you could lock the folder and set it to not let you change the contents at all with:
chflags uchg,uappend /Users/username/Documents/My\ Locked\ Folder/
However, some programs will allow you to authenticate to make changes to the files, even with those settings.
Then there's Access Control Lists which further add to the complexity. This help page for Tinker Tool System is a brief introduction. If you search for OS X ACL you will find lots of articles on how to set them.

How to Unlock folder or trash locked folder?

How can I trash a 'Locked' folder? I've tried to unlock it, but it didn't work. The folder actually came from a PC or windows.
Mac OS 10.3.9
Power PC G5

Try holding down the option key while dragging to the trash.
[You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash in Mac OS X|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106272]
[Solving Trash Problems|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html]
If the suggestions in the above links don't work you can try a utility such as [DropNuke|http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12664]

MAC OS 10.7 Trying to Delete from TRASH Time Machine FOLDER (file)

Trying to delete time machine Folder(files) from TRASH. even used secure option, goes through ok. but will not delete from TRASH. files delete from
Time Machine Drive ok, deletion gives you more space on TM DRIVE Time Machine runs ok, How to Delete the Folder (Files) From TRASH?

Hello Mtaff,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
You can't empty the Trash or move a file to the Trash
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1526
press Shift-Option or Option key combination while emptying the Trash
Have a nice day,
Mario

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