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A relatively safe method of deleting trashed locked files
Authored by: rhowell on Aug 24, '06 09:00:55AM

This is a good hint for those new to the Unix command-line. However, newcomers may need to know what the final, missing step is:

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7. Hit Return

8. You will be prompted for your account password. This is the password you provided when you first set up your account in OS X. As you type it in, no text will appear in the Terminal. That's OK. Hit return after typing your password.



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