i was downloading a file to my laptop when it crashed, now i have a (half downloaded, i guess) file stuck on m desktop, how can i get rid of it?

Thanks

Ben

right clickin it dont work?

or cut and paste it into the bin

does it work?

nope, none of those work, it just says

The item "0" is being used by annother task right now. (other tasks include moving, copying, or emptying trash)

Thanks, Ben

What is your MAC version?

Mac OS X 10.2.8

Thanks Ben

Does this help:

Mac OS X 10.2: Cannot delete an incomplete copy or download
You may not be able to delete a "partial" file, such as an incomplete download, or any incompletely copied file that appears with a generic icon. This document applies to Mac OS X 10.2 through 10.2.8.



These steps may help if you:



cannot delete (or use) an incomplete file. An alert message may appear:

"The item (file name) is being used by another task right now. Try again when the other task is complete."


cannot move the file to the Trash


If the partial file is a download

These instructions apply to Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, but may be used as a guide if the issue occurs with a different application.


Open Internet Explorer.

From the Window menu, choose Download Manager.

Select the name of the partially-downloaded file.

Press the Delete key. If this does not work, press Command-Delete.

Quit Internet Explorer.


You should now be able to delete the file in the Finder.


If the item is any other kind of file, or the above instructions do not work


Rename the file to "remove.rtf"

Open TextEdit (/Applications/TextEdit)

From the File menu, choose Save As

Select the location where the file is located

Type: "remove" in the Save As field

Click Save, then Replace

Quit TextEdit

Drag remove.rtf to the Trash



Tip: If the issue persists, quit open applications, which are marked in the Dock with a small triangle (you cannot quit the Finder). Repeat the above steps.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107426

Yay it worked, thank you so much

From Ben

Thanks for the update and the thanks!

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