Re: How to Trash a Folder?

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From: Jooooeeeee (love those vowels)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1987 00:37

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In article <2437@usceast.UUCP> pgn@usceast.uucp.UUCP (Paul Nevai) writes:
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>Please Help!!!
>
>I have an empty folder which I can't get rid of. Whenever I try to delete
>it using the trashcan or DiskFit I get the file busy message.
>I tried to change all kinds of bits using ResEdit but nothing worked.

Ahhhh! you must have an invisible file in there (like the Desktop).
Use some disk thingy DA to remove it OR
Boot up some other disk, stick that one in and then toss it. That
way the current Finder won't have that disk's Desktop open. 
Good Luck.

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From: joe@cbdkc1.ATT.COM (Jooooeeeee (love those vowels))
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Subject: Re: How to Trash a Folder?
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Date: Sat, 24-Oct-87 19:37:15 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 24 19:37:15 1987
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