Can't Dump a File

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Phunque - 18 Dec 2004 01:45 GMT

Here's a dumb question with what I imagine will be a supremely simple
answer. My Mac (running OSX) won't let me move a PowerPoint file to
the trash. It says I don't have enough priveleges and the file icon
shows a small padlock on the lower left corner. I can't seem to find
the magic key to make the lock go away and the Help files are useless.
Halp!!

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Mickey Stevens - 18 Dec 2004 18:27 GMT

Go to File > Get Info (or File > Show Info). Uncheck the "Locked" button.
Also, click the "Ownership & Permissions" button and make sure it's set to
"You can: Read & Write". Then drag it to the Trash. Hold down the
Option/Alt key when you select "Empty Trash" from the Finder menu, and the
file should delete.

On 12/17/04 7:45 PM, in article
1103334314.239199.226120@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "Phunque"
<phunque@comcast.net> wrote:

> Here's a dumb question with what I imagine will be a supremely simple
> answer. My Mac (running OSX) won't let me move a PowerPoint file to
> the trash. It says I don't have enough priveleges and the file icon
> shows a small padlock on the lower left corner. I can't seem to find
> the magic key to make the lock go away and the Help files are useless.
> Halp!!

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Can't Dump a File