![]() ![]() Simply type man the_command (e.g., man rm). All Terminal commands have their manual.Keep in mind that rm alone will not remove folders/directories, only files, for that you will have to lookup options such as -R, but beware of their danger - see the warnings above) ![]() Click here for instructions on using Drive for desktop for High Sierra (10.13) and. * = wildcard (thus rm '~$'* = remove files that start with ~$. Mac: Google Drive File Stream requires OS X 10.11 El Capitan and up.ls = list (options are preceded with -, option l will list the files and folders/directories in the current folder/directory in vertical list format, option a will list all files and folders/directories including the hidden ones, etc.~/ = root folder/directory of the current user/profile (root directory of the system is /, e.g., cd /).ls -l again to be sure the files have been deleted.If you want to see all hidden files, type ls -a or ls -al, etc. Although neither of the above example commands show shadow/hidden files, they will show files starting with ~$.List the files in the folder/directory (e.g., ls or ls -l).cd to the folder/directory where you have your ~$ generated files (e.g., cd ~/Downloads).Launch Terminal (Applications → Utilities → Terminal).Doing so, you can free up storage space on your Mac. You can select which specific folders on your mac to sync and share files with other users or clients. Terminal (Source: my own trial and error) The Google Drive desktop application allows you to access, upload, and download files between your Mac and Google Drive. Select individually or in batch as you usually do in Finder (individual click, click and shift-click, click and command-click).(that is command, shift and period keys source pcmag) Open a folder/directory where you know you have shadow/hidden files (such as those starting with ~$ (usually generated by Microsoft apps such as Word, PowerPoint, etc.).To be on the safe side, quit the application altogether before erasing/deleting any of those ~$ files. Don't erase those shadow/hidden files if the main file is open. In some cases, like when files are saved on a cloud/online disk, the latter can "throw back" to the local disk those files, hence the question. ~$ files generated by Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, etc.) are usually erased after the file has been closed.Erasing/deleting files that are usually hidden can lead to some programmes to malfunction and/or even render your system/OS/computer unusable! (Until you reinstall, that is.).Only do this if you are sure what this is about.I know 2 ways of doing this (there might be more), through: ![]()
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