Not sure if this has been mentioned, but I couldn't find it on the site. It might be worth mentioning for folks uncomfortable with the Terminal (like me!).
Using a Beige G3 running OSX.2.3, I was unable to use the option-empty trash to remove a 12,000+ item folder containing fonts from a OS9 archive drive, some of which were locked. I spent too much time searching for scripts, utilities and tips, none of which worked. I thought I would see what Apple had to say and voila ... article 106272 in their Knowledge Base describes a simple, safe way to change flags from the terminal. All without admin or root privileges. Take a look!
[Editor's note: While I don't intend on publishing a hint on every single Apple KBase article, this topic comes up quite a bit, so having this documented here is a good thing for those searching for answers.]
Using a Beige G3 running OSX.2.3, I was unable to use the option-empty trash to remove a 12,000+ item folder containing fonts from a OS9 archive drive, some of which were locked. I spent too much time searching for scripts, utilities and tips, none of which worked. I thought I would see what Apple had to say and voila ... article 106272 in their Knowledge Base describes a simple, safe way to change flags from the terminal. All without admin or root privileges. Take a look!
[Editor's note: While I don't intend on publishing a hint on every single Apple KBase article, this topic comes up quite a bit, so having this documented here is a good thing for those searching for answers.]
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