Alternatively, you can right-click the file, if your mouse or trackpad has a right mouse button. If you want to select multiple files, hold Shift and click all the files you want to select.
If you have multiple files selected, hold Option and click Show Inspector instead.
If you don’t see the checkbox next to “Locked,” click the arrow icon (⏵) next to “General” to expand the General heading. If you are not signed in as an Administrative account, you may be asked to enter an administrative password. If asked to do so, enter an administrative password and press Enter.
A locked file prevents the file from being renamed or modified. It typically does not prevent a file from being deleted, but it does ask you to confirm if you want to delete the file. If you are asked if you are sure you want to move the file to the trash, click Continue to do so. [1] X Research source
Be sure you really want to delete the file before emptying the Trash. Once the Trash has been Emptied, you cannot recover the file(s).
Be sure you really want to delete the file before emptying the Trash. Once the Trash has been Emptied, you cannot recover the file(s).
Alternatively, you can right-click the file, if your mouse or trackpad has a right button. If you want to select multiple files, hold Shift and click all the files you want to select.
If you have multiple files selected, hold Option and click Show Inspector instead.
If you don’t see a list of different user permissions below “Sharing and Permissions,” click the arrow icon (⏵) next to “Sharing and Permissions” at the bottom.
For example, if the file is a Pages document, open Pages. If it is an image file, you would open Preview.
Alternatively, you can just double-click the file to open the file and the app.
Alternatively, you can just double-click the file to open the file and the app.
Alternatively, you can just double-click the file to open the file and the app.
Alternatively, you can just double-click the file to open the file and the app.
Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corn of the desktop to display the Spotlight search bar. Type Terminal in the search bar and press Enter. Click the Terminal icon.
You can also drag and drop the target file in the Terminal window to automatically enter the file path. Alternatively, you can type the command SetFile -a l [path to file] and press Enter to unlock a file. You may be asked to enter the Administrator’s password in order to continue. If asked to do so, enter the password the Administrator uses to log in to their Mac user profile.
The Secure Empty Trash option has been removed in OSX 10. 11 (El Capitan) and higher.
Open the trash in the Finder Click File Click Secure Empty Trash.
Open the trash in the Finder Click File Click Secure Empty Trash.
Open the trash in the Finder Click File Click Secure Empty Trash.
