I have an excel file that I can't delete - any suggestions on how to get rid of it? I can't move to trash, can't open, can't do anything to do. The message I get is "the item B4D19F00 can't be moved to trash because it can't be deleted".
Info:MacBook, iOS 5.0.1
I am searching for a plugin, software or a solution for a situation I have with an Excel/Word Mail Merge.
It's a law firm we specialize in DUI/DWI and Reckless Driving defense. We subscribe to a data collection service that pulls data from various court systems around the state. We are then given this data by jurisdiction. The Excel files we receive come with 2 workbooks in one file for Traffic and Criminal arrests data with name, address, reason for arrest, etc, etc.
What I have been doing is opening each Excel file and copying and pasting into a new worksheet only grabbing the DUI and Reckless driving arrests because tis is all I am needing from the various files. I then save the new workbook and do a mail merge with Word from this newly created workbook.
Now my question is there such a plugin or software that will combine all the Excel files I receive from the Data collection house and then be able to filter out only the DUI and Reckless Driving arrests to a single Excel Workbook?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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i have a file on my macbook pro called recycler and I cannot get rid of it from the trash
its says .vmx is locked
and having gone in to it i see the file
jwgkvsq.vmx has a locked sign by it
any ideas how to get rid of this ?
