Showing posts with label trash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trash. Show all posts
Friday, October 23, 2015
How to Remove OpenOffice From a Mac
Click the “Finder” icon in your Dock or press 'Command-F' to open a new Finder window. Click the “Applications” folder the left column.
Locate the OpenOffice app and drag it into the icon Trash in the Dock.
Click your username in the left column of the Finder window, then the 'Library' folder, then “Application Support.” Drag the “OpenOffice.org” folder into the Trash.
Open your “Preferences” folder. Drag the “org.openoffice.script.plist” file into the Trash.
Click the 'Finder' menu at the top of the screen while the Finder window is still open and select 'Empty Trash.'
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Sunday, October 11, 2015
How to Remove the Flash Drive From a MacBook (4 Steps)
Click on the 'Desktop' icon in the Finder.
Click on the icon of the flash drive and hold the trackpad button down as you drag the icon to the Trash folder in the Dock. The Dock is located along the bottom of the MacBook screen by default, but it can also be on the right or left side.
Drop the flash drive icon on the Trash folder to unmount it from the Desktop.
Remove the flash drive from the USB port of the MacBook.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
How to Clean up Mac Trash Temp Files (3 Steps)
Two-finger click the trash icon in the dock on the Mac desktop. Another option is to double-click the trash icon to open the trash can window.
Click on 'Empty Trash' in the menu that appears after two-finger clicking. After double-clicking, a new window appears. Click on the button that says 'Empty' at the top right corner of the window.
Hit the power button and click on 'Restart.' This shuts down and turns your computer back on, which clears the temporary files.
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Monday, September 14, 2015
How to Permanently Remove Programs From a Macbook
Locate the program you want to remove from your MacBook in your 'Applications' folder. To access your 'Applications' folder, click the Finder icon in your Dock to open a new Finder window, then click the 'Applications' folder shortcut link in the left column of the Finder window.
Drag the application icon and drop it in your Trash. Unless the program specifically came with uninstall software, moving it to the Trash is the primary method of removing it from your MacBook.
Select 'Finder' from the top menu bar of your MacBook's desktop, then select 'Secure Empty Trash.' This action permanently wipes your Trash, which means you will not be able to recover your files, even with recovery software. You can also empty your Trash to remove a program from your MacBook; it won't be visibly present, but you might be able to recover it.
Click 'OK' when prompted by your MacBook to securely empty your Trash and permanently remove the program from your MacBook. The 'Secure Empty Trash' function will take significantly more time than just emptying your Trash. Depending on the contents of your Trash, the process could take 30 minutes or more. Do not attempt to open or move items to your Trash until the 'Secure Empty Trash' function has finished.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015
How to Eject Flash Drive on Macintosh (4 Steps)
When you insert your flash drive into the USB port, does it have a little light that blinks on and off? If it does, that's good, because that light tells you when the computer is accessing the drive. Most drives have a blinky light, but if yours doesn't, consider buying a different one.
When you want to remove your flash drive, you first have to 'dismount' the disk from the system. On a PC there's a little menu item in the lower right corner where you can choose 'safely remove hardware' or something like that. On a Mac, you have several choices to remove the drive. The easiest and most common way is to drag the disk's icon to the trash.(Note that when you do this, the trash icon turns into an 'eject' icon - which is a line and a triangle pointing upward. In the old days people used to be afraid to drag their disks to the trash can for fear they would delete their files. So they changed the icon.)
Wait until the icon disappears from the desktop, but DON'T PULL IT OUT OF THE USB PORT YET. Look at the flash drive. Is the light blinking? If so, leave it in. When it stops blinking, you can pull it out.
Sometimes the computer refuses to let the flash drive eject. It will tell you that files on it are still in use. It can't eject as long as the computer is using the drive. The problem is that your applications sometimes use the drive, even after you are finished. So if you get this message, first make sure all docments are closed, and if that doesn't work, quit any applications you were using with the flashdrive. (Glance down at your dock - there will be a little black triangle under each icon with an open application.)If your computer just won't let go of your thumb drive, even with all applications closed, you can try two other measures. Use option-command-escape to bring up the 'force quit' window, and choose the Finder. You can't actually quit the Finder, but you can 'restart' it, and that will cause the screen to blink and redraw. If all other applications are closed, you should be able to eject your flash drive after that.On rare occasions, some process may still be locking up your flash drive. The last resort is to shut your computer down. When it's off, it's always safe to remove the usb flash drive or thumb drive.
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