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October 19th, 2002, 02:42 PM
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 Want to empty trash with deleted user, have tried every single terminal code... Ok, I am logged in as a root. I want to delete an empty folder calle "h". It was a test user. It's in the trash, but i want to empty the trash. I cant. They say i dont have permissions to do so. So I search for topics about this and not ONE has helped me since I tried all the codes in the terminal app and it didnt work. They did trash other files in my trash, but not this one. Then i downloaded BatChmod, and that didnt work either. Im getting a bit frustrated with with this problem since you could compare it to an itch and you cant scratch it. 
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October 19th, 2002, 04:42 PM
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| I can't take it out cause supposedly I don't have permissions to do so. 
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October 19th, 2002, 05:02 PM
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| What makes you say it has anything to do with logging in as a root?
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October 19th, 2002, 05:42 PM
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| type in the terminal "sudo rm -rf " (there is a space after the -rf) then drag the folder from the trash to the terminal window. press enter enter the password hopefully it should delete the folder |
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October 20th, 2002, 12:34 AM
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| did you put in the "-rf" after the "rm" command ? I was my understanding that "rm -rf" command would delete a directory even if it wasnt empty. |
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