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Marked files can't be moved to Trash.
When I try to move the marked files to the Trash, I get a error msg stating that the files could not be moved.
I can move them to a differnt folder, but ...
I can move them to a differnt folder, but ...
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Inappropriate?Most of the time, it's because the file are locked or because you don't have enough permission to send the files to the Trash. What you can do is to select a problematic file in dupeGuru then perform the Reveal in Finder action.
Then, try to send it to Trash through Finder. You will probably not be able to do so, but the error message will give more of a clue. -
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Inappropriate?The suggestion I was making is to use Finder to send one file to Trash so you can figure out the real cause of the problem. I am, of course, not suggesting to send 2000 files to Trash through the Finder.
If it's a permission problem, you can use the "chmod -R +w <path>" command in the Terminal to give write permission to all your files.
If it's another problem, you can let me know about it. A workaround, as mentioned in the original post, is to use the "Move" command in dupeGuru and then send the moved files to the Trash.</path>7 Comments
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I see. The problem is that I'm not permitted to do that in the Terminal for some reason. And I'm the administrator. Weird. -
try "sudo chmod -R +w [path]". Make sure you actually want to do this though. This will give write permission to all files and subfolders of [path].
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I don't see any other option. And I have 2GB of dupes in library and users mostly.
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Wait!!!! Don't delete stuff from /Library! It will mess your system up!
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Why would they mess my system up? They are 100% duplicates...
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You should not scan your whole hard drive directly, sensible folders such as /Library and /System will be scanned (actually, I'm working on a new version which will automatically exclude such sensible folders from scans). Although there are duplicates in these folders, there might be applications requiring these files to work properly. Of course, if you know what you're doing, go ahead, but if you're not sure about the consequences of removing those files, you should leave them there
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Okay thanks!
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