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  1. RazorBackXX

    How To Delete A Home Folder With Terminal or Other Option?

    hey my friends, I recently made a account for my girlfriend so she could do some organizing. (using a tiny SE wasn't cutting it) & after she was finished I deleted her account. I made sure to select the (Delete home folder options as well) & her folder is still there. I have tried deleting it &...
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    • delete files folder home folder macbook macos terminal terminal commands uninstall user
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: macOS
  2. A

    Disk full, but I can't delete any files because my disk is full

    Please I'm getting insane. I need to delete files to free up space in my MacBook Pro. But I can't. Because I need more space to free up space… So far, I've tried… : - …to (force) delete files without using trash. Didn't work. - to use the terminal and sudo rm rf. But I c'ant even type...
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    • delete files full disk mac 10.13.6
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: macOS
  3. N

    Cleaning iMacs

    In preparation for getting a new iMac, I want to clean up my old one so that I don't transfer a lot of unnecessary, old files. Since I've had the iMac since 2009, I'm sure it will take forever if I do it manually. Has anyone ever used "CleanMyMac X" or any other similar apps?
  4. Christopher11

    Help Deleting Files

    Hi. I have three terribly stubborn old mp3 files that I can't seem to delete. I only found out about them because SuperDuper failed to copy my HD and profile, and cited these files as the reason. They're corrupted or something; or the OS thinks they're in use and won't delete them. It's an...
  5. R

    Removing file from trash

    I am trying to remove an item from the trash, I receive the message "The operation can’t be completed because the item “Resources” is in use." when I attempt the "Delete Immediately " option. It shows the item still in use but I can't seem to see how considering i have deleted the .app file. I...
  6. R

    Home says I have 26gb but only 16gb inside?

    Ok, so I've run into the problem of the dreaded 'Phantom Files'... I've recently done a big spring clean on my Macbook Pro running el Capitan 10.11.6 I've clicked on get info on my mac home icon and it says 26.gb, but when I click through and click get info on all the associated files, only...
    • rawsameats
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    • delete files file hard drive advice lost files lost hd space missing files phantom storage space
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
  7. M

    Can't delete cloned system folders from external drive

    I needed to perform some diagnostics and repairs on my boot drive and before doing so I backed the entire drive up by cloning to an external USB 3 drive with CCC. After completing repairs successfully I attempted to trash the clone and found that several folders can't be deleted from the...
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