Mac OS X Secure Empty Trash Information
So I got bored procrastinating today, and I wondered what exactly is going on behind the scenes when using Mac OS X’s built in Secure Empty Trash option. I found a couple of useful facts that I thought I’d share, because writing about
organic troubleshooting
For example: the rare case where you can't delete certain files from OS X's trash. Even GUI-happy Apple tells you to go command-line to fix that problem. What do I find lacking in the built-in diagnostic tools?
Strange "application/x-trash" error at root of my domain
Forum: How Do I? Author: berlinbrown Posted: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:20:45 +0000 Last post: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:20:45 +0000
Update on the “Trash Can Killer” Holly Ashcraft
But in this case the closest relative of the victim is Ashcraft, the person who tossed them into the trash. The father has never, publicly at least, come forward so baby X remains silent and largely forgotten.
Another weekend, some more icons.
A few different from what I usually do. I personally love the Kenshin OVA Samurai X, and it is one of the most beautiful things I have ever watched. Feel free to use, I don't care about credit. I took all the screenshots used here myself
Microsoft Insider: "15% of Windows Vista written in INTERCAL"
A CD with the joke operating-system was marked with the text 'OS X 10.2 Build 9822' and left in the mole's trash can. Apparently he took the bait and delivered the disc to Gates. HM: You've lost me. INTERCAL? CC: Yes, INTERCAL.
The Stub
A small flood in my grandparent's basement had my mom coming home from a wake with a dumpster full of trash. No exaggeration, from a completely empty dumpster to jump-on-it-compacting brimming with garbage full.
Found Footage: Trash Talk
I found this OS X trash primer over at YouTube in the new video listings. For many of you readers this is going to be old news--how to throw away locked or busy files--but for those of you who are new to OS X and the Macintosh,
new install, default index downloads with x-trash header
The x-trash mime type in my Apache config is set for files with extension .old -- there are no such files in my drupal directory any idea where this might be coming from? I can still use everything else on the site, I just can;t;
Tips for Deleting Stubborn Files
The most common situation is a file that sits in the trash and refuses to be deleted, however many times you restart your mac. Here are 4 different methods for removing stubborn files, at least one of which is guaranteed to work.
x+trash: so trash x | x trash x | so trash x | x trash x | x+trash