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From: ericg@ucschu.ucsc.edu (Eric Goodman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Folder that won't die under System 7
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Date: 7 Jun 91 16:53:46 GMT
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In article <24137@natinst.natinst.com> davoli@natinst.com (Russell Davoli) 
writes:
> folder.  It contained on item that I wanted to save, so I moved the file
> and then threw the folder in the trash.  Later when I went to throw it
> away, I got the message "The item "Saved System Stuff" could not be
> deleted because it contains items that are in use."  I tried again
> just to be sure, and after failing again I decided to rename the folder
> and throw it away.  No luck.  (etc, etc.)

I have no solution, but have been admiring the problem on my machine for 
awhile as well :->.  I cannot delete the folder(s) under System 7 or System 
6.0.5.  It is a REAL pain in the rear.  The trash won't recognize the 
folders if they are the only things in the trash (even though the trash is 
bulging and the "Empty Trash" option is available, it gives the message 
"The Trash is empty"), and if other things are in the trash I get the same 
error as above.  NO program that I have used (FEdit, ResEdit, Word, and a 
few others) see any of the phantom files in the trash.

I often get the problem of the trash not recognizing that it's full even 
when the folder isn't one from Hell.  I can usually get around this by 
throwing away a copy of something else.  If there is just one normal file 
in the trash, it can magically delete all of the files it otherwise 
wouldn't recognize.

If you can help, please E-mail me!   

Thanks, 

Eric Goodman, UC Santa Cruz

ericg@ucschu.ucsc.edu  or  @ucschu.bitnet
Eric_Goodman.staff@macmail.ucsc.edu