How do I get around this??
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How do I get around this problem?
How do I get around this problem?
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but i am sure there is an easier way
try opening the process viewer, /HD/applications/utilities, and see whats using it! Then close that app down. Also have a look at the permissions set for this file, maybe you mistakingly set root permissions on it?
cant say much more as i dont know what the file is.
<strong>Already rebooted and it stil ldoes that.</strong><hr></blockquote>
check your login items...
check "top" from the terminal
"kill" the process you are trying to delete
repair permissions in disk utility
run fsck from single user mode
reboot
then try to delete it...
if none of these basic things work...
try booting up from OS 9 that will work for sure....
happy christmass
sudo lsof
That will list all open files and the processes that are using them. If the file in question in not actually listed as open, then you probably have some filesystem damage. Use fsck or whatever your repair tools of choice may be. If that still doesn't solve the problem, you could just rm the file -- no need to load up OS9 for that.
[ 12-24-2002: Message edited by: Brad ]</p>
<strong>Everyone else seems to have missed the most useful command here:
sudo lsof
That will list all open files and the processes that are using them. If the file in question in not actually listed as open, then you probably have some filesystem damage. Use fsck or whatever your repair tools of choice may be. If that still doesn't solve the problem, you could just rm the file -- no need to load up OS9 for that.
[ 12-24-2002: Message edited by: Brad ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
I find after a few days of ignoring the file (No reboots etc) and then trashing it works. Will try this command tho to see if the file is in use the next time I have this problem.