I cant delete some files.

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I came across a group of files that are undeletable. According to the grey panel at the bottom of finder it showed the path as BOOTCAMP>Users>Joash>AppData>Local>Microsoft>Windows>Temporary Internet Files>Low>Content>KBFDQX7K>11[1].gif
I tried to drag the file into trash, but they said it could not be deleted.
I tried running terminal and using sudo, but i couldnt type anything when they asked for the password.
I need help. There are more than one file and they are taking up a lot of space
Thanks!
 
Is your Boot Camp partition formatted NTFS?
Try booting to your Windows system, and running a file cleanup through your system tools. I don't recall exactly where to do that, but you will get the choice to clean up your temporary files, and that's what you need to do. Best to do that when booted to Windows.

Another point: When using sudo in the terminal - you will not see your password as you type it, not even dots. Just type it, then press enter. It may help you remove those files, but maybe not, because those files are on the Windows partition. Again, if that partition is formatted NTFS, then OS X can't natively do anything with files on an NTFS partition (except read or see them.)
 
Thanks But it still did not work. I went to accessories, then into system tools then from there i used the disk cleanup as well as disk defragmantation. But to no avail. Nothing happened to the file even though i freed up quite a bit of space.

How do i know if it is formatted NTFS?
When i use sudo what else do i have to add behind to remove the file? sudo -?
THANKS a lot for your swift replies, really appreciate it.
 
You can see the format in use for your Windows partition, through your Disk Utility.

If you are booted to Windows, you can browse to the directory that has that big file, and then delete the file. Check to see that the recycle bin (the trash) is empty in Windows, too. And, you can go to My Computer, and right click on your C drive, and choose Properties. That will tell you the format for your partition.

This article will help you:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4530950_delete-terminal-mac-os-x.html

These kind of operations are easy to find with a quick google search.
 
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