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haroldo
join:2004-01-16
USA

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haroldo

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Where are these files?

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I have a number of largish (>25MB) files that I can't find nor delete. For example 018.jpg in the last image above
I can open some (not all) of them in Preview if I use Spotlight, but can't open any of them from Finder (bizarre, no?).
If I try and open them, I get the Delete / Fix Alias options (above).
Delete does nothing.
If I try to fix it, I get an error message (above)
They are mostly *.jpg and *.tif files.
As you can see, the last image above (Finder with 018.jpg) doesn't have the path to the file revealed in the status bar, nor does the menu offer any option to find or delete it. The other Finder image is shown with the typical finder options.
How do I find out where these files are and get rid of them?
Thanks!

Irish Shark
Play Like A Champion Today
MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV

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Irish Shark

MVM

If you click on "Get Info" the path should be there.

Error -43 = File not found; Folder not found; Edition container not found; Target not found

If that is no joy, Use the Disk Utility Select the name of the hard drive (e.g. Macintosh HD) on the left side of the window and click the First Aid tab if it is not already selected. To check the directory of the disk and attempt repair of any problems found, click the Repair Disk button. If it finds any problems, it will list them. Otherwise, it will say "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK."

System file permissions can be verified or repaired on the startup disk so it is not necessary to restart to your recovery partition. To check and repair system file permissions, select the name of the hard drive on the left and click the Repair Disk Permissions button.

haroldo
join:2004-01-16
USA

haroldo

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said by Irish Shark:

If you click on "Get Info" the path should be there....

Not that I can see
said by Irish Shark:

... If it finds any problems, it will list them. Otherwise, it will say "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK...

It was okay
said by Irish Shark:

... click the Repair Disk Permissions button.

All permissions repaired

Thanks, anyway.

Any other ideas?

Thanks!

horacebork
Premium Member
join:2011-03-17
09001

1 recommendation

horacebork

Premium Member

you could try opening a terminal and running:
find / -name 018.jpg

ignore results like:
find: ./private/var/folders/instigator: Permission denied
find: ./private/var/waterbug: Permission denied
find: ./private/var/lib/butterball: Permission denied


or you could run
locate 018.jpg
but this will find *any* file that ends with 018.jpg such as abcd018.jpg.

Thinkdiff
MVM,
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY

1 recommendation

Thinkdiff

MVM,

Or use spotlight to find it, which should be much faster:

mdfind -name 018.jpg

horacebork
Premium Member
join:2011-03-17
09001

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horacebork

Premium Member

question: will mdfind also look into folders like /private/var or other folders typically not viewed from the finder?
[edit]
answer: it apparently does. i've tried it out on several 'buried' files and it seems to find just about everything. fun!