Trashing locked files on a ReadyNas NV+

I have a locked file i can't get rid of on my ReadyNas NV+ (network attached storage). It's killing me. I can't unlock it. Does anyone have a remedy?

If you're basically trying to use "Empty Trash" and it says the file is locked, then you need to hold down the Option button when you click "Empty Trash". Had the same problem yesterday. xD Now if you're having issues with it being deleted on the NAS and not as a drive which is part of your system, I would recommend connecting it locally to your system and verifying the permission allow you to do so.

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How do I trash locked files I down loaded onto my mac, fom my old PC

from the external hard drive I had my
old pc backed up on , and tried to throw a lot of it away on my mac, but there are quite a few locked files that will simply not go away , and even if i drag it of the desk top so I dont have to look at it , one copy remains behind, how do I trash these locked windows files , actualy I fell asleep backing the PC up and copied the entire operating system onto this external Hard drive , and I am sur they were never meant to be trashed , so how can I get rid of them?

Hi Jkevin, When you do Apple+I get info on one of these files, does it give you any info about being locked? Have you tried opening the terminal Applications>Utilities and typing sudo rm (and drag the offending file here) and then hit return, enter your password.
Cheers

'trashing' 'locked' files?

I have a multiple backup system and no longer need to keep one of the backup sets. Is there a shortcut way to 'trash' huge quanities of 'locked' files with just a couple keystrokes?

Tried holding the Option key every way I can think of and no luck.
I cannot even move one individual folder to the trash without receiving the "File ### is Locked" message.
I am trying to get rid of several thousand folders BTW. Don't want to have to go through each one separately and unlock everything.

Unable to empty trash (locked files)

Hello,
I have the problem with empty Trash. I copied files from flash memory and later I moved to Trash.
Right now I couldn't empty trash (option kay doesn't work) because I have one locked file (folder) in trash!!!
If some body could help!!

Follow the instructions in this User Tip to find out what kind of lock it is, since the option key should allow you to over-ride a normal User lock:
Dealing with Immutable Files and Folders
Let us know what you find.

Trashing locked file, part 4

I've gotten advise here to follow the instructions from this source:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=121860&tstart=0
-From single user mode, I'm okay getting through the first commands (fsck, etc).
-When I follow the instructions below, I'm writing cd /Users/<josephbyrnes>
then I hit return and get "syntax error near unexpected token newline"
Am I supposed to use the ? Or what else could be wrong? Did it 4 times, same result.
From the document:
... if the problem is in your regular .Trash folder type:
cd /Users/<yourshortname>
/usr/bin/chflags -R noschg .Trash
/usr/sbin/chown -R 501:501 .Trash
/bin/chmod -R 700 .Trash
and then in both cases type:
sbin/reboot

okay well, the file has disappeared from the trash after fifty attempts and close to seven hours of frustration. Out of pity, it disappeared. I would be happier if I knew what did it, but nothing was working. I tried to boot from a firewire external HD in os9 and it hung up so I restarted and shut the external HD off at the same time forcing the system to go to the mac HD. Also, ran a program called Show-Hide-Invisible-files-1.6 hoping to expose the .trash in resedit. It didn't work, but something did. An entire day wasted, but at least it's gone.

HT2674 I have an iMac purchased in May 2011. OSX Lion 10.7.3. I deleted backup file from the external hard drive. Now, the trash can will not empty some of the files deleted. File folder: "Core Services" contains a locked file: "boot.efi". It will not

I have an iMac purchased in May 2011. OSX Lion 10.7.3. I deleted backup file from the external hard drive which operates from Time Machine.
Now, the trash can will not empty some of the files deleted from the backup harddrive.
The trash contains-- File folder: "Core Services" which contains a locked file: "boot.efi".
It will not delete.
How do I get the trash can empty of these files?

Yes, the Old Master file has a folder for each year where I find all photos from that specific year. I am attaching a screen shot of the file.
In the meantime i have managed to download all photos (it did not download any video files though in mpg, avi, 3gp, m4v,mp4 and mov format) to a new iphoto library. Unfortunately the photos are quite mixed and often doubled up. I ma considering to purchase iphoto library which checks all duplicates in iphoto. this will save me a lot of time. What do you think?

I recently thought I was updating my Safari browser. When completed, I put all those little files that were on the desktop into the trash. Now my trash is saying it can't be emptied because there are locked files and I don't know how to unlock them

I recently thought I was updating my Safari browser. When completed, I put all those little files that were on the desktop into the trash. Now my trash is saying it can't be emptied because there are locked files and I don't know how to unlock them or get them out of my trash and they keep multiplying. And to make matters worse, I tried renaming them as pdf files thinking that might do the trick.

oh boy ! I'd ask you if you knew what kind of files they were or where they came from, but I don't think you could help me a bunch. Try going to the Utilities folder and running Disk Utilities. If you want to empty the Trash and it won't empty, go to the finder and choose "secure Empty trash". Worse case scenario-you may have to reinstall Snow Leopard, but I don't know what else to suggest. If you have a DVD of Snow Leopard, boot up from that, and reinstall the OS. This will not touch the stuff you have on your Hard Drive, then you can update from 10.6 to 10.6.8, otherwise Onyx? Maybe those files are part of the OS which needs them to keep running. if you hold down the Shift key on reboot, you can reboot in Safe mode and maybe you can take the files out of the trash that way
good luck
John B

How to clean the trash forever from locked files?

How to clean the trash forever from locked files?

Depends on what the problem is, but holding down the option key while emptying the trash will bypass the locked status and delete the files.
If those files are still in use (or the Finder thinks so), they cannot be deleted in the normal way. If the option key trick doesn't work, we can use the terminal.

Emptying 'locked files' in trash

I am trying to empty my trash and there are locked files in it. A screen message says to hold down the 'OPTIONS' key whilst clicking on 'empty trash' but my wireless keyboard doesnt have an options key. What do I do?

Try using the "Alt" key. That should map as the option key when using it on a Mac.

Locked file on desk top

Hi,
I had a locked file in the trash and thought i'd drag it out to the desk top and delete the other stuff in there. Well it duplicated itself and I cant get rid of it (BBEdit html file)
command i and unlock the little lock doesn't help.
Used option empty to finally empty the trash. Help says I should try this little operation:
1. Start in single-user mode; for instructions see Mac OS X: How to Start up in Single-User or Verbose Mode.
2. Type this, followed by Return: mount -uw /
3. Type this, followed by Return:
cd /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration
4. Type this, on a single line, followed by Return:
defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/autodiskmount AutomountDisksWithoutUserLogin -bool true
5. Type this, followed by Return: sh /etc/rc
6. Wait for the on screen text to stop scrolling and then press Return
7. Type this, followed by Return:
find / -flags schg -exec chflags noschg {} \;
8. Once this is finished, type this followed by Return:
rm /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/autodiskmount.plist
9. Type this followed by Return: reboot
I find this to be a tad on the cute side. Beside needing to type that much with no errors, how do people remember it?
Is there a place to store things so you can find them in single user mode?
Thanks,
Garrett

drag the file to the desktop. Open the Terminal app. Type the following:
sudo rm
Make sure there's a space after the rm Then drag the file in question to the Terminal window. Hit Enter. Insert your admin password at the prompt and the file is gone.

How do i delete a large amount of locked files at one time?

How do i delete a large amount of locked files at one time or batch unlock the files to delete them?

Drag them to the Trash and hold your Option key down when selecting Empty Trash.
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Deleting locked file on desktop

Greetings-
This is more a software question. I transferred QuickBook files from a PC to my Mac. I can run QB for Mac easily, but the transfer left a locked .qbw file on my desktop. I think this is a QB backup for Windows file. I am trying to delete it but can't because it is locked. I tried to delete from within QB, but can't. It is no big deal, but I would love to get it off my Desktop. Any ideas? I tried to contact Intuit, but they require an Intuit ID which I don't have. Thanks.

Ok Ed Colman lets try this:
deleting locked files
1. Open Terminal. It's located in your /Applications/Utilities.
Paste the following command:
*chflags -R nouchg*
Note: Type one space (not pictured) after nouchg in the line above, so that it ends in "nouchg ". Do not press Return yet.
2. Drag the files from the desktop to the Terminal window.
Note: This automatically enters the pathname for file/folder.
3. Press Return. No special text message will be shown indicating that the command was successful.
This should unlock hidden flags in directory and subdirectories /file that you can not get to.
4. Exit to terminate terminal session then quit as normal.
5.Delete rouge file as normal, empty trash or secure empty trash.
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How to get rid of locked file

I have a file that's locked that I kept in a folder titled junk because five years ago I couldn't figure out how to get rid of it. Just installed a new HD and tried to trash the folder and file. It's not working and now it's in two places because when I moved it it asked for name and password, then copied it into the trash and left it on the desktop. I know there must be a way to get rid of it. Secure Trash in Onyx didn't work. the file is nununu HFS+private data?
Any suggestions?

*Trash Problems*
If trash can't delete because an item is busy, try restarting the computer.
If trash won't delete because an item is locked, try holding down the option key when emptying the trash.
Try booting to Safe Mode (hold down the shift key while booting, restart may take a long time but let it go), sometimes just doing that works. Restart normally.
Reading
[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]
[How To Fix Stubborn Trash and Why it Won't Delete|http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCenter/HowTo/Trash/index.ws]
[rccharles: Discussion on trashing problem files with Terminal commands|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9168842#9168842]
*Utilities for emptying trash*
[Trash It! v3.6.1|http://www.nonamescriptware.com/?page_id=5]
[DropNuke|http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12664]
[Super Empty Trash 2.3|http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/16727] - Simple AppleScript applet that will empty the Trash with administrator privileges

Update Problem - Mysterious Locked File

My iPod photo won't update my pictures. When I click on update, this message will come up "The iPod "IPOD" cannot be updated. The required file is locked." Does anyone know what this "locked file" is?? Or does anyone know how to fix this?
I desperately need help.

If the file appears in HD/Library/Updates, then delete it and try updating again.
Recently, I installed third party software that trashed OS X 10.5.5 and I was forced to re-install the original OS X 10.5.2 (CD) as a fresh new install.
After the install, the software update OS X 10.5.5 Combo would not Validate. The download version in dmg format also failed verification.
I re-installed 10.5.2 again and ran into the exact same problems.
For the third time, I again installed the original 10.5.2, this time I used Disc Utility to check the drive, this found problems with permissions in this new fresh install and was duly repaired.
TechTool Deluxe (AppleCare Protection Plan) was then used to check that everything was indeed OK.
Screensaver was then turned off along with Energy Saver prior to the Software Update and a successful validated update to 10.5.5 resulted.
When updating the rest of the software everything updated properly except for the Java Update which would not validate.
I set Software Update to ignore the Java Update and again, used Disc Utility which again found permission problems that had to be repaired.
I then downloaded the dmg version of Java Update which installed without a hitch.
Software Updates appear to be Apple's achilles heel, but no worse than any other OS.
Unfortunately, the slightest glitch will compromise a software download or it's installation from any source, one has absolutely no control of this process except for pushing buttons.
The best download software I have used is Star Downloader, for Windows, this downloads from a number of servers simultaneously then re-assembles the separate downloads as one file. I have never had it fail.
I no longer use any of Microsoft's hardware or software, I am so happy with my iMac and Apple's efforts.
I will follow your post with interest.
Best Regards,
BearsPaw

Vista problem with Dreamweaver locking files indiscriminately - I'm not alone

I've seen questions posed in the past about Vista locking files - and I am having the exact same problem, which I posted about a while ago. Today it happened to me again.
There appears to be no pattern as to why this happens. Was happening to me continually until a few weeks ago. Then it stopped without me taking any course of action (just putting up with the annoying bug is all I could do).
You just have to remember to save the file under a different name to ensure that you don't lose your original file. The original file does not appear in the File Manager window (after you close down DW, nor does it appear in the Trash bin - it's just gone).
Initially I thought it may be due to having the file open, checking it in Firefox and possibly FF taking over the file, so it gets locked by DW. Today, I only opened the file (no checking in a browser at all) made a minor correction and I was locked out of the file.
Co-incidentally, a few hours ago, I found a website via twitter where this seems to be a known issue, but no there appears to be no response from Adobe about this bug. http://www.sherylcanter.com/wordpress/2009/05/locked-vanishing-files-in-dreamweaver-and-in design/
Previously, I used to restart the pc and I'd lose the file altogether (as explained above). After reading the above website, I'm going to leave DW open for a while to see if it's true about the file 'unlocking itself'. Thankfully,, this time, I did backup the file just in case. In the past I'd lost a fair amount of work, that I'd had to recreate - very annoying !!
I thought I'd post up a graphic of the error messages - to see if others are seeing the same thing. This will need to be bought to the attention of the DW tech team, but not sure how they can address the issue as it is a difficult thing to reproduce on a consistent basis.
AN UPDATE; Checked for the file in Windows File manager - the index.html page is not listed in the sitefolder. Back to Dreamweaver, you can still see the locked file, do a refresh and the index.html file has disappeared.
I open index2.html (the resaved version of index,html), rename it to index.html and it allows me to do so this time round.
PS: At the same time I opened inner.html, made a change, no problems with the file locking.
Weird !!
Further update:
Just found a reply by David Powers here: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/437034?tstart=30
I had tried to do a search using similar keywords when this started happening to me months ago - couldn't find anything at the time.
I even posted to a private forum where people should have known about this issue - but it was never responded to.
Will see if this fix works for me.... though I can't understand why it only does this occasionally - if someone needs to take control of the folder, surely it should be happening all the time.

Nadia,
Although Dreamweaver "reveals" and demonstrates it, I think that it's a deep-seated Vista permissions issue.
It's random and occurs on files I create from scratch and files I receive from others.
Full permissions for every single user and group on my PC doesn't work.
"Take ownership" by my account or Administrator or Administrators or System or Everyone or Authenticated Users doesn't work.
UAC deactivation doesn't work.
Command prompt to unset attributes (like read-only) says it ISN'T read-only, but the right-click properties show that it is.
Only this works so far.
Activate Vista's Administrator account (be sure to then set a password for it).
Log in as Administrator, and the issue no longer occurs.
Here's a link for instructions on how to activate the Vista Administrator account.
Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows Vista [The How-To Geek]
I'm open and hopeful for a better solution, but for now I've got work to do, so I'm using Dreamweaver logged in as Administrator.

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