Erasing protected photos from computer

[margo_baker]

I locked certain photographs on my camera and downloaded them to the computer, but now they won't erase from the computer they are

on. I can't go back into the camera because they were erased after importing them. It wouldn't do any good anyway, because they are

stuck on the computer. Every time I try to empty the trash, it says "Cannot delete, file is locked." How do I unlock them and get them off

the computer??? Help!

[raymond_ocampo]

<p>I'm guessing that on any operating system (I'm using a Mac) as long as you have "admin" privileges you can right click on that file and change the read/write permissions as well as "unlock" the file from one of those options.</p>

[rnt]

<p>That happens sometimes with my system as well (Windows XP, CS4, Lightroom 2.0). Rebooting usually fixes the issue. Restarting explorer.exe sometimes does it too. It doesn't seem to be a permissions issue- If you look at the system with procexp.exe you can see that explorer has the file locked...</p>

[wpahnelas]

<p>for windows PCs, right-click the file in windows explorer, go to properties and uncheck the box that says "read only" at the bottom. you probably accidentally hit the protect button on the camera, and locked them.</p>

[tibz]

<p>Control click/right click for options. It would be in file attributes or options or whatever the lingo is.</p>

[jim_williams7]

<p>On a MAC try holding down the option key while emptying the trash. This will usually work.</p>

[david-m]

<p>On a Mac, click on the file but not double click (ie - do not open the file) then select Apple i (brings up the file info) and then uncheck the 'file locked' box half way.<br>

Easy peezy lemon squeezy.<br>

David</p>

[jay_poel]

<p>If it's Windows XP, I use a program called Unlocker - it:</p>

Unlocker helps delete locked files with error messages like: <br /><br />- Cannot delete file: Access is denied <br />- There has been a sharing violation. <br />- The source or destination file may be in use. <br />- The file is in use by another program or user. <br />- Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

<p>It can be downloaded here: <a href="http://www.majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html">http://www.majorgeeks.com/Unlocker_d4660.html</a></p>

<p>Once in a while Explorer will be locking a file and this will prompt you with option with what you want to do. It is also handy for getting rid of viruses that need to be deleted on a reboot.</p>

[kari v]

<p>In XP you can use command line to delete "Cannot delete file: Access is denied" files. Works for spy/malware stuff too.</p>