Now that I have updated Office 2004 to 11.1.0 I would like to delete
the annoying log file on my hard drive. I have tried to delete it
with no success. I even unlocked the file and changed the ownership
to no avail.
Why can't I delete it?
There must be nevertheless some problem remaining with ownership. When I
tried it I got a typical system dialog request to enter an administrator's
password. When I did so, off it went to the trash. I don't know why you
would not get that dialog. Perhaps you should ask on a Mac OS X list or
board. Try Mac OSX Hints website. Or maybe Corentin knows.
In my case, system is the locked Owner, and admin is the Group. Permissions
are marked as Read & Write for Owner, Group and Others (which is a bit odd,
but true. I can open it in TextEdit, add something, and save. Actually, it
changed its icon to a Unix exec file, but you can change it back by adding a
..txt extension or setting the file type).
So the issue is not with the file, it's with the "folder", actually disk -
the hard disk which contains it. In my own case, that's the startup disk,
which has system as locked Owner, and admin is the Group. Permissions are
marked as Read & Write for Owner and Group, and Read Only for Others, which
sounds correct. Maybe yours is also Read Only for Group? Or you don't have
admin as Group?
I'd avoid trying to change permissions on the startup disk by fooling around
in the Finder or Terminal, if possible. Instead do a Repair Disk Permissions
via /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility/First Aid, and see if that helps.
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