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- From: jacobs@cerritos.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: A folder from hell... and the solution
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.190450.7581@cerritos.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 19:04:49 PST
- References: <709.2B04E0CF@mechanic.Fidonet.org> <laug.721975993@sfu.ca> <1992Nov18.221844.7586@cc.umontreal.ca>
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- In article <1992Nov18.221844.7586@cc.umontreal.ca>, parej@JSP.UMontreal.CA (Pare Jerome) writes:
- > In article <laug.721975993@sfu.ca> laug@fraser.sfu.ca (Christopher Lau) writes:
- >>James.Porter@mechanic.Fidonet.org (James Porter) writes:
- >>
- >>>MSM>In article <1992Oct28.181911.24227@ee.rochester.edu>
- >>>MSM>strong@ee.rochester.edu (John Strong) writes:
- >>>MSM>>>
- >>>MSM>>I would try to boot the Mac from an external floppy, then try throwing awa
- >>>MSM>>the three files, then the folder.
- >>
- >>>MSM>Yes, we tried this also. We have also tried re-building the desktop and
- >>>MSM>throwing the items away with the option key held down. Still won't go away
- >>
- >>>MSM>Thanks for your suggestions... and please keep sending them!!
- >>
- >>>Try DISKTOOLS it usually will move files that wont move otherwise.
- >>
- >>>JAmes
- >>>___
- >>> X OLX 2.1 TD X Captain I believe thats the sound of a phaser on overload
- >>
- >>
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- >>
- >> I had a similar problem a while ago and if you have tried everything and
- >>nothing works then do what I did..re-install the system!
- >>But I think there is an easier way to solve this problem, get HellFolder
- >>from an ftp archive site.
- >>
- >>I think this program (Hellfolder) can be obtained from sumex.
- >>
- >>
- >
- > You can also use the program that comes with system 7.1, Disk First Aid.
- > I had the same problem and it did repair it very well (I could throw the
- > damn' thing in the trash after).
- >
- > Hope this helps everyone!
- >
- > --
- > Ciao!
- > Jerome Pare parej@jsp.umontreal.ca
-
-
- There is still an easier fix for the folders from hell. You create a folder
- with the same name as the hell folder on a different drive. You then copy this
- new folder to the drive with the hell folder, replacing the hell folder in the
- process. The new folder then should be quite trashable. This has worked for me
- every time, and should work for files from hell as well.
-
- Hope this helps,
-
- Karl
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- Karl Jacobs jacobs@cerritos.edu Born Again Christian, Nikon owner
- and Raider fan, how ironic!!! :)
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