Macmaps.com softwareThe following software is available for download. Both these software titles are known to work on Intel Macs.Force Empty Trash - developed by the webmaster of this site. Spindown fix - developed by the webmaster of this site. source code for above two applications The Norton Uninstall script which used to be on this page has been removed. There is another script at Symantec's website which may work better on certain installations. Force Empty Trash 1.0For people who just want to force empty trash, this program has been made: Force Empty Trash This has been tested with Mac OS X 10.1.5, 10.2.3 and above and may work with earlier versions of Mac OS X.It requires the password you used to setup installation of software on your machine. A word of cautionIf you don't know what to throw into the trash, don't! Some system files on purposely are impossible to delete unless you use Force Empty Trash. Force Empty Trash overrides any protection those files had by default by the operating system. Thus if you drag items to the trash that are protected because the operating system meant for them to be protected, you will find yourself with a non-working system. A workaround if something really goes wrong is an Archive and Install if you have Mac OS X 10.2 or higher. Ask an expert if a specific file is OK to delete before dragging it to the trash, and be sure to mention what folder it is located in. If your system is already not working properly and you dragged that file out of the folder it belongs in, it may be difficult to tell if it OK to delete it. A repair of permissions with either Repair Privileges Utility in 10.1.5 or Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility -> First Aid tab -> select hard disk in Mac OS X 10.2 and up followed by a restart from the Apple menu will sometimes clear up files that can be deleted.Spindown fix 1.1Spindownfix is a utility designed to do one very simple thing.It tells the computer if the Energy Saver is off not to spindown non-boot volumes. This problem has been noted as a problem when doing video capture in Mac OS X, as frames get dropped if the hard drive isn't spinning when files are written to it. Please read the included readme as this program requires authentication to work. WARNING! A user on April 8th, 2008 has reported a serious bug with 10.4.11, in that their hard drive would not stop spinning and the fans started going on forever. Currently investigating the cause. It has been tested in Mac OS X 10.2.2 through 10.4.2, and may work in earlier versions of Mac OS X, though since I don't have machines using the older Mac OS X versions, I can't say for sure. There is also another test point where someone has succeeded in using it in 10.4.2. The only operating system/hard disk configuration it hasn't worked on so far is Mac OS X 10.4.11 with a Maxtor One-Touch hard drive. However, Cocktail has been known to work in its place. I would caution not to use Cocktail for anything but what a technician recommends, as many of its automated functions can cause more harm than good. Spindownfix is also available .dmg format Source CodeThe source for both these applications is very simple for those who are curious and know what they are doing withadministrative processes in Applescript: try do shell script "rm -r ~/.Trash/*" with administrator privileges on error error_message beep end try try do shell script "pmset -a spindown 0" with administrator privileges on error error_message beep end try Return to Mac OS X related sites, sign guestbook, or visit Macmaps.com homepage |