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Advanced tip about deleting locked files [MAC]

If there are several locked files in the Trash, you can unlock them all at the same time at the command line. Follow these steps: Open Terminal. It’s located in /Applications/Utilities. Type: chflags -R nouchg Note: Type one space (not pictured) after nouchg in the line above, so that it ends in “nouchg “. Do [...]

Empty Locked File in Trash with Terminal [MAC]

Highest Warning : Must Careful when you use! The deleted files are not recoverable. “rm -rf” is forcing files to be deleted recursively. “rm -r /” The command to wipe your drive Delete Normal Files Open Terminal.app Type rm -rf Type space Highlight files/folders you want to delete Drop them all to Terminal Execute it [...]