Unable to trash empty folders by any means

[JeffCGD]

I have stumbled on an old issue that I solved once before on a work machine but cannot recall how I fixed it.

I have a set of nested folders that simply cannot be removed. Not with force empty trash, not with the same feature in Onyx, and trying to do sudo results in "wrong password" - even though I use my Admin password (Do I really have to enable root and kill it with 'God's hand'?!).

I tried renaming the folders, in case it was a strange character issue (the original filenames were cryptic). I have full permissions to the files. I think there might be same strange hidden bit enabled on the folders.

Any thoughts, anyone?

PS - the last time I faced this, I'm thinking I might have had to enable root for this particular instance).

 

[albloom]

Folk have had good luck with Trashit:

http://www.nonamescriptware.com/?page_id=5

I mostly use TinkerTool System (€7) from

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21156

Hope this helps.

 

[JeffCGD]

Had to enable root, mount my user's sparseimage, them delete the problem files off my desktop as root. No idea why sudo wouldn't recognize either an Admin OR a root password as well.