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Re: A folder from hell

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From: Jeff Clowser; IRG
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 17:23
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In article <1992Oct28.224737.7778@wuecl.wustl.edu>, har1@cec2.wustl.edu (Hasnol Abdul Rahman) writes...
>In article <28OCT199215323140@comb1.comb.umd.edu> jeffc@comb1.comb.umd.edu (Jeff Clowser; IRG) writes:
>>In article <BwuIoL.EzD@unccsun.uncc.edu>, msmcknig@unccsun.uncc.edu (Michael S McKnight) writes...
>>>In article <1992Oct28.181911.24227@ee.rochester.edu> strong@ee.rochester.edu (John Strong) writes:
>>>>>
>>>>I would try to boot the Mac from an external floppy, then try throwing away
>>>>the three files, then the folder. 
>>> 
>>>Yes, we tried this also.  We have also tried re-building the desktop and
>>>throwing the items away with the option key held down.  Still won't go away!
>>> 
>>>Thanks for your suggestions... and please keep sending them!!
>>
>>
>>Try holding down the option key when you throw it away and/or when you empty
>>the trash.
>>
(sorry - this kinda says do what he said he did - what I meant to say was
that if you are only just holding down the option key when you throw it
out, try also holding it down when you empty it...)
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