DefinedReality
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I have Issues with my Mac.
I like Macs, but there are these tiny undefinable things which start to become annoying. One of which is my present predicament, which I cannot solve, although there is most probably some very simple solution which I do not know.
I have three items on my desktop which I cannot erase. One is a .jpg, a second .EXE, a third .wmv. They don't seem to have any outstanding similarities, other than how there were errors when I downloaded them off the internet. When I try to toss them out, my computer tells me that "The item is being used by another task right now. Try again when the other task is complete." It continues to tell me this even if I restart the computer. I figure it has to do with the errors when they were downloaded. The Download Manager lists no Time for these files, and the status, unlike others which read either "Error," "Cancelled," or "Complete," simply has the bar, which normally displays how far along the download has gotten, as being blank and empty.
I don't know what to do about these mysterious files that sit there on my desktop. Is there any way to get rid of them, or is the only way not worth the trouble?
Please keep in mind, if you help me, that I know little about the inner workings of computers, and everything must be explained in simple terms to me. Sorry. >.<
I like Macs, but there are these tiny undefinable things which start to become annoying. One of which is my present predicament, which I cannot solve, although there is most probably some very simple solution which I do not know.
I have three items on my desktop which I cannot erase. One is a .jpg, a second .EXE, a third .wmv. They don't seem to have any outstanding similarities, other than how there were errors when I downloaded them off the internet. When I try to toss them out, my computer tells me that "The item is being used by another task right now. Try again when the other task is complete." It continues to tell me this even if I restart the computer. I figure it has to do with the errors when they were downloaded. The Download Manager lists no Time for these files, and the status, unlike others which read either "Error," "Cancelled," or "Complete," simply has the bar, which normally displays how far along the download has gotten, as being blank and empty.
I don't know what to do about these mysterious files that sit there on my desktop. Is there any way to get rid of them, or is the only way not worth the trouble?
Please keep in mind, if you help me, that I know little about the inner workings of computers, and everything must be explained in simple terms to me. Sorry. >.<
