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You're right. NTFS. I had no idea before today that Unix couldn't handle that file system. I discovered the Disk Utility and used that to erase the drive back to the stone age. Thanks everyone. That case closed. I'm still in the dark about how to delete files that don't want to be removed...

No idea how it the drive is formatted. On the box it claims to be usable by OS 10 and also by Windows XP and Vista. There are no instructions with it. I can see, from my Mac, that it's full of Packard Bell files that I have no idea about. Finder lets me follow down from folder to folder to...

'm a recent pilgrim in the land of the Mac. It seems rocky and arid here. Problem class: permissions. Specifics: unable to delete certain files from the trash, or unable to write to a new external hard drive. How I've tried to resolve it: 1. Help: says To check your permissions for an item...

I'm a recent pilgrim in the land of the Mac. It seems rocky and arid here. Problem class: <b>permissions</b>. Specifics: <b>unable to delete</b> certain files from the trash, or <b>unable to write</b> to a new external hard drive. How I've tried to resolve it: 1. Help: says <i>To...