Force Delete 1.1
Dangerous Wares
zacks@snet.net

Force Delete is a small utility to rest in your dock or Finder toolbar that will delete the currently selected file no matter what, if you have administrator privileges.  It is also a great addition to FruitMenu's contextual menus.

What's new in 1.1?
• Support for deleting folders in the column view
• No more confirmation boxes behind Finder windows
• Batch Force Deleting
• The ability to force Empty the Trash

How do I install it?
After putting the Force Delete folder in your location of choice, drag the Force Delete program into your dock or Finder toolbar.  If you have FruitMenu, I would recommend placing it in your "FruitMenu Items" folder and add FruitMenu Items to your contextual menus as well.   This is even more convenient for deleting individual files.  

How do I use it?
Force Delete a single file or folder: Select a file or folder on your computer and click the icon in your dock or Finder toolbar. A dialog should pop up asking you if you're sure you want to delete the file or folder and giving you the Unix path.  Read this message and make sure that it is the file or folder you wish to delete, especially in the column view where file/folder selections are sketchy. If you decide to go through with it a dialog will pop up asking you to enter you administrator password.  Type it in and press OK.  The file/folder will be deleted.  It may take the Finder a moment to realize that it is gone but you didn't receive an error, it is.

Force Empty the Trash: Click the Trash in the dock.  Click on Force Delete from the dock, toolbar, or FruitMenu, depending on where you put it.  Wait for the message that you're done force emptying the trash before doing anything else.  Until a few issues are sorted out, the terminal is used for this function.

Batch Force Delete:  To force delete more than one file/folder at a time, drag them into the Force Delete icon in the dock or toolbar.   Fruit Menu will not work.  You'll be prompted for your password after the first file/folder but not again after that. I've worked to make this as easy as possible but don't panic if it takes a moment between confirmation messages, especially if you're deleting large folders.

Note: You must be logged in as an administrator (but not root, never log in as root) for Force Delete to work.

WARNING!
So as not to detract from the power of this program I did not install any safeguards as to what you can or cannot delete.  Be forewarned that if you try to delete your hard drive or System folder, it will work!  Deleting your boot volume will wipe out any attached drive or mounted partition if possible.  I claim no responsibility for any lost files, operating systems, data, or entire drives due to misuse.  For those who understand Unix or Linux, Force Delete uses sudo rm -rf to delete files and folders.

Known Issues
Force Delete cannot handle files with names containing quotation marks.  If anyone has a huge need for the program to be able to handle these, send me an email.

I'd like to thank Thomas Wiesehöfer for providing the source to Open Terminal which was an invaluable resource for me to learn from in order to write this program.