Plug-in can't be unlocked or trashed

In the course of emptying a lot of trash, I ended up with a "Shockwave Plugin.class." I, foolishly, moved it out of the trash to see if that would allow me to cycle it back to the trash but now I'm stuck with it on the desktop. At this point, it won't go back into the trash and command-I causes the desktop to go blank momentarily and then return. Any time I attempt to return it to the trash, I get the message "can't do because it's locked."
I've tried several things like using the option key, etc to no avail.
I'm a little reluctant to mess with the terminal but will do if it'll remove what is becoming an eyesore on my desktop.
eMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

"...would tell you to do something that would "blow up your computer?"
Not intentionally, I'm sure. So, maybe I'm being needlessly cautious. I did, however, just scan the Terminal manual and learned that rm = remove, something I didn't know until now. Actually, this is the first time I looked at that manual because I am reluctant to screw around in the bowels of the OS and have steered clear of Terminal.
Your response assumes I have some background using these tools and languages. For the record, my first Mac was the IIe and several more followed over the years. I studied Fortran and Basic years ago; ancient, hey? But I've never used the Terminal or AppleScript until now, maybe.
Having lived with many crashes over the years and I know the Mac is a lot more stable these days, I've earned the right to be skeptical. I am not questioning your intent or your capabilities but, if I crash, I'm dead in the water. There's no back-up computer to query the discussion group.
The idea of entering >rm -r < or >man rm < without some concept of what I'm typing (besides a bunch of letters) doesn't raise my confidence. I guess I'll read a little more before I actually attempt to mess with Terminal.
I'll let you know what my final resolution is. Could be, I'll just wait for Leopard.
Regardless of how I may sound, I really appreciate you guys being out there. If nothing else, you may have moved me to new dimensions. Thanks, again, for your help.
<br>
eMac G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Similar Messages

Why can't i empty my trash bin? it prompts me to dele ''all locked items'' or ''unlocked items''...when i click delete ''all''...it runs up to a total of approx 29000 items, yet it does not remove it securely or at all!

why can't i empty my trash bin? it prompts me to dele ''all locked items'' or ''unlocked items''...when i click delete ''all''...it runs up to a total of approx 29000 items, yet it does not remove it securely or at all! I am running OS X YOSEMITE

Trash – Empty When File is Locked or in Use
Try holding down the option button while trying to delete the Trash. If that doesn’t work, here is some more information.
Trash FAQ
Trash Permission Error
Trash Permission Error (2)
Trash Permission Error (3)

Suddenly I can't move files to trash, whe I try to drag them to it there is a cirle with a diagonal line across. HELP!

Suddenly I can't move files to trash, whe I try to drag them to it there is a cirle with a diagonal line across. HELP!

Back up all data. Don't continue unless you're sure you can restore from a backup, even if you're unable to log in.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership and access-control lists to the default. If you've set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
Triple-click the following line on this page to select it. Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
{ sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR.. ; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_ ; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_ ; chmod -R -N ~ $_ ; } 2> /dev/null
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command will take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open.
In the Terminal window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

I cannot delete a file from the document folder. I can move it to the trash and then empty the trash, but when I go back to the documents folder it is still there.

I cannot delete a file from the documents folder. I can move it to the trash and then empty it, but when I go back to the documents folder, the file is still there.

Gay,
I wonder what your computing environment is. Is your account being administrated by another account? Are you working in an account subject to "Parental Controls"?
Jerry

Ipone 4s display suddenly doesn't work any more. i can't even unlock it as it put the numbers itself. and if i am lucky to unlock it opens apps and does everything whenever my finger comes near without even touching it. can anyone help?

ipone 4s display suddenly doesn't work any more. most of the time i can't even unlock my iphone as it puts the numbers itself. and if i am lucky to unlock it opens apps and does everything else whenever my finger comes near the display without even touching it. I did reset and also updated my operating system. But the problem stills shows up... can anyone help please?

Contact iTunes Customer Service and request assistance
Use this Link > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact

I have an iPad with IMAP email accounts set up but I can find no "inbox, drafts, trash" folders anywhere, either on my ipad or desktop Mac. How can I set them up? They do not show on my MacMail preferences either and I can find no way to add them.

I have an iPad with IMAP email accounts set up but can find no "inbox, drafts, trash" folders for each email account anywhere on my iPad or in Mac Mail. How can I set them up? I can't find anyway to set them up anywhere. Thanks

Hello blu monkey,
I found some resources that I think might help with the visibility of your IMAP email folders on your iPad and Mac.
On your iPad, you may need to follow the steps in this article to make sure your folders are visible:
iOS: If IMAP Mail folders are not visible
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1393
On your Mac, I am not sure if you have the sidebar enabled, but you can enable it using the steps in the article below. When this is showing, you should see your email account listed near the bottom with a triangle next to it. When the triangle is pointing down, it should show your folders:
Mail (Mountain Lion): Show or hide the sidebar
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11763
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

How can I return files in Trash, more than 1 at a time? I can place many files into Trash at a time.

I placed many unix.exe files into Trash, more than one at a time. I recently updated 'QuickTime' and the Mac version of 'SilverLight"
(name might be totally 'correct). I don't know if removing these files can impede my iMac 2008 running OS 10.6.8(updated SnowLeopard).
I know I can 'return' one file from Trash at a time. When I try to return more than one ('mouse click' and 'drag'
over 2 or more files, the'return' option isn't listed. Is there a way I can either 'return all' or return more than one file
at a time?

Only one at a time. But where are they from? Did you delete system files or are these Windows files (.exe is a Windows extension?)

I can´t delete files in trash. It stops after a short time undone. What can I do?

I can´t delete files in trash . It stops after a short time undone.
What can I do? There are 52 files in trash, but if I click the button "sure empty" it shows 11.313 files to delete .
I would be very greatful for your help!

Stronger medicine may be needed, but try this first
Force the Trash to empty using the Option key
This technique uses a hidden feature of Mac OS X to force the Trash to empty. Perform the following steps in the order specified:
Press and hold the mouse button on the Trash icon in the Dock. The context menu for Trash will display.
Press and hold the Option key or the Shift-Option keyboard combination,
Select Empty Trash from the context menu for Trash.
Release the keys pressed and held in step 2.
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html#Anchor-Files-46919
You are posting in the iMac PPC forum, but it looks like you have an Intel Mac. Get Trash It if you have an Intel.
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/8214/trash-it!

I recently updated my iPad to iOS 8 and still checking on the settings. When I happened to swipe on my screen fro too long, it zoomed and I can no longer see what's on it. I can not even unlock it. What shall I do?

I recently updated my iPad to iOS 8 and still checking on the settings. When I happened to swipe on my screen for too long, it zoomed and I can no longer see what's on it. I can not even unlock it. I can not use my iPad anymore. What shall I do?

Try double tapping with three fingers and see if that reduces the screen image. If it does, unlock the iPad and go to Settings>General>Accessibility>zoom>Off. If double tapping with three fingers doesn't work, try triple tapping the home button instead.

UK service provider can no longer unlock my iPhone for US use, and US service providers and Apple store say that only my UK service provider can unlock this phone. Help!

I bought this iPhone while backpacking through Europe 2 years ago. It was the first thing i did after i got off the airplane to help me navigate, book hostels, trains, flights, and talk with family back home. it cost me around 700-800 US dollars, full price since they do pricing/contracts different over in the UK.
It's been a couple years, and I'm ready to ditch my 6 year old Samsung and move on to this iPhone. The problem is, since i wasn't using the UK service for a while, they dropped my number/user account completely and they can no longer unlock my iPhone. I talked to AT&T and the Apple store, and they said that the only way I can unlock my iPhone is by contacting the service company that i originally purchased this from--whom can't help since i no longer have an account with them.
How do i LEGALLY unlock this iPhone for use in the US?

Only the wireless provider to which an iPhone is locked can unlock it.
You may have to get a PayAsYouGo sim from that provider to activate
your account with them so you can get the iPhone unlocked.
There is not other legal way to unlock the iPhone for use with other than
the wireless carrier to which it is locked. Contact them to see what options
they offer for re-activating the iPhone on their network.

Move photos to trash from Bridge and can't find them in trash

Help!
When I was doing the selection from Bridge, I delete some of the photos by selecting them then clicked 'move to trash', but I can't find them in trash,I am using Bridge CC, When I was using the previous edition there's no problem, but things changes in CC,
Could anyone tell me how to restore them? Really appreciate it

Mac or Widows?
BOILERPLATE TEXT:
If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand, such as your platform (Mac or Win), exact versions of your OS, of Photoshop and of Bridge, machine specs, what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far, what error message(s) you receive, if having issues opening raw files also the exact camera make and model that generated them, etc., someone may be able to help you.
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
Thanks!

After upgrade my user account can't be unlocked.

After upgrade my user account can't be unlocked. Need to create new account, how? System refuses to accept username and password and the file vault encrypts without being stopped.
Because of that the system freezes, Finder doesn't start, neither Dominique other programs.
No problems under Mavericks

If you open a Finder window, do you see your AirPort Extreme in the "sidebar"? If not, open the Finder's preferences, select the "Sidebar" panel, and check "Connected servers".

The bottom part of my iPod Touch screen isn't responding but I can slide to unlock the screen and slide the icons at the bottom but I just can't click on them, anyway to solve this?

The bottom part of my iPod Touch screen isn't responding but I can slide to unlock the screen and slide the icons at the bottom but I just can't click on them, anyway to solve this?

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

[SOLVED] Can't move files to trash in my ext-4 partition

Hi,
I know that it must have a silly solution but I cannot make it work. I've searched in the forum but I haven't found exactly the same issue.
My HDD has an ext-4 partition for /, a swap partition and another ext-4 partition called "Archivos" for my files (not home, home is just as a folder in / ).
I can make files and folders in the Archivos partition but when I try to move them to the trash in pcmanfm it says that files can't be moved to trash and if do I want to erase them instead.
At boot time the Archivos partition is mounted in fstab with these options:
UUID=bb8eb4ea-5b9c-4275-bad3-f64bcf581e1d /run/media/vane/Archivos ext4 rw,relatime 0 2
I've tried to add uid=1000 (my user id) after rw,relatime but I get a message at booting that says "uid=1000 option is not recognized" and stops booting.
What can I do in order to get the trash can work in the Archivos ext-4 partition?
Last edited by josealb77 (2015-06-03 11:08:18)

bpont wrote:I found this (old) thread because I was having a similar problem, but with a btrfs partition. I followed Foucault's advice on post #4, but it didn't work initially. Then I went into the options for PCManFM and unchecked the "Erase files on removable media instead of trash can creation" and that did the trick. If the same solution works for you, consider marking this thread as solved.
Maaaaaaannnn (or woman, I don't know ), hahaha! What a silly solution!!! And I got it right first time. I can't believe that this could have a solution as easy as this one. In fact this should not impress me too much since the first sentence I wrote in this thread was "I know that it must have a silly solution but..." hahaha.
Since it's not the computer I use to use I already forgot about this after such a long time. Just tried and worked perfectly.
Thaaaaaaank you bpont!!! [SOLVED]
Last edited by josealb77 (2015-06-03 11:11:34)

HT2484 Help! How do I uninstall the Nokia I-Sync app? It doesn't appear in my applications folder and I can't drag it into trash.

Help! How do I uninstall the Nokia I-Sync app? It doesn't appear in my applications folder and I can't drag it into trash.

Thank you. Found it in the Finder but it won't let me drag it into trash because it says it's still open. But there doesn't seem to be a way to quit out of the application...

Plug-in can't be unlocked or trashed

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for