Re: Deleting a hidden file

On 2005-08-15 00:26:14 -0400, "roboboticus" <ivan.brennan@xxxxxxxxx> said:

I recently saw the err of my ways and removed Norton AntiVirus from my
PowerBook (running Tiger). I'm cleaning house, deleting files that
Norton left on my system, and I have a hidden file in the root
directory- something called NAVMac800QSFle that Norton apparently
creates when it first scans your system for reference later- that I
can't delete. I only found it upon running a program that evaluates
your disk space usage called Disk Inventory X. I tried deleting the
file from within Disk Inventory X, but I don't have sufficient access
privileges.
I don't know jack about using the root account (I just know it's
powerful and dangerous if you don't know what you're doing). Can anyone
offer advice on how to delete this file? I can't even see it in Finder.

Thanks in advance.

-Ivan

As far as not being able to see the file you can open terminal and type "ls -la" and you should be able to see it then. (You must of course be in the directory it is in.)

As for deleting it, you can use sudo.
"sudo rm filename"

you will be prompted for your passwrd.

As for root being dangerous, it can be very dangerous, but used properly is the best of the best.

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