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    How to remove Mac Junk files

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    • Minion QueenM
      Minion Queen
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      Thanks!

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      • thanksajdotcomT
        thanksajdotcom
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        Seems odd the command is del when that's a DOS command and rm is usually what's used in Linux systems...

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom
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          @thanksajdotcom said:

          Seems odd the command is del when that's a DOS command and rm is usually what's used in Linux systems...

          I tried "del" on my Mac to see. No such command available.

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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            @scottalanmiller said:

            @thanksajdotcom said:

            Seems odd the command is del when that's a DOS command and rm is usually what's used in Linux systems...

            I tried "del" on my Mac to see. No such command available.

            That's what I was saying. Del is the DOS command I use to delete stuff. I always thought it was rm on Macs, because of their code-base.

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            • ?
              A Former User @thanksajdotcom
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              @thanksajdotcom did you read it. Full it says run it on windows command prompt. These files are used when on mac OS so you would not be deleting them unless you transfer the files off of a mac.

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom @A Former User
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                @thecreativeone91 said:

                @thanksajdotcom did you read it. Full it says run it on windows command prompt. These files are used when on mac OS so you would not be deleting them unless you transfer the files off of a mac.

                Re-read what you wrote. The way you wrote it sounds like you run this on a Mac. It's not clear that this is meant to be run on a Windows PC to clean up files created by a Mac.

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                • ?
                  A Former User @thanksajdotcom
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                  @thanksajdotcom said:

                  @thecreativeone91 said:

                  @thanksajdotcom did you read it. Full it says run it on windows command prompt. These files are used when on mac OS so you would not be deleting them unless you transfer the files off of a mac.

                  Re-read what you wrote. The way you wrote it sounds like you run this on a Mac. It's not clear that this is meant to be run on a Windows PC to clean up files created by a Mac.

                  It specificly says First open the command prompt on your windows machine

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                  • thanksajdotcomT
                    thanksajdotcom @A Former User
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                    @thecreativeone91 said:

                    @thanksajdotcom said:

                    @thecreativeone91 said:

                    @thanksajdotcom did you read it. Full it says run it on windows command prompt. These files are used when on mac OS so you would not be deleting them unless you transfer the files off of a mac.

                    Re-read what you wrote. The way you wrote it sounds like you run this on a Mac. It's not clear that this is meant to be run on a Windows PC to clean up files created by a Mac.

                    It specificly says First open the command prompt on your windows machine

                    Well apparently both @scottalanmiller and I missed that. Might be best to put that in the opening sentence.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
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                      Oh, it is to clean up stuff on Windows, not on a Mac?

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                        A Former User @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller its to clean up the mac junk files on a windows computer. If you copy any folders from a mac to PC or even a zip folder you will have them in it (they are hidden though, but take up space and mess with some programs).

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                          scottalanmiller @A Former User
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                          @thecreativeone91 said:

                          @scottalanmiller its to clean up the mac junk files on a windows computer. If you copy any folders from a mac to PC or even a zip folder you will have them in it (they are hidden though, but take up space and mess with some programs).

                          Gotcha, now I see what you are doing here 🙂

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                          • thanksajdotcomT
                            thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said:

                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                            @scottalanmiller its to clean up the mac junk files on a windows computer. If you copy any folders from a mac to PC or even a zip folder you will have them in it (they are hidden though, but take up space and mess with some programs).

                            Gotcha, now I see what you are doing here 🙂

                            Yeah, same. See, it wasn't just me for once.

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