Java Studio Creator 2.1:How to delete .Creator 2-1 hidden in user directory
I want to uninstall Sun Java Studio Creator 2.1 from my Apple Powerbook G4. I completed the "Uninstall Command". But later I found a hiddle file in my user/Home directory: .Creator 2-1.
I cannot delete this file, and I called Apple, they couldn't help with that.
The following is the error message I received when I try to re-install Creator 2-1. I suspect it's related with the .Creator/2-1 folder.
"An instance of the program seems to be already running with your user directory. Either a previous session of the program did not exit correctly, or another instance of the program is running on a
different computer and sing the same user directory.
If another session of the program is running with the same user directory, please click Cancel to prevent the corruption of the user directory. If you are sure that no other instances of the program are running with your user directory, click OK to continue."
Any idea of how to solve this problem?
Thanks!
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Annie18] at [2007-11-26 9:56:09]
# 2
Thanks for the answer.
I already tried that many times. Each time, I click Okay, it starts to initilize Creator window. But soon after, the screen freezes, and the initilization cannot be completed. That's why I want to un-install and re-install Creator. But the same problem still exists after I re-installed it.
Then I decide to delete Creator completely. During that process, I found the hidden ".Creator" folder which I couldn't delete.
Any ideas?
# 4
> I want to uninstall Sun Java Studio Creator 2.1 from
> my Apple Powerbook G4. I completed the "Uninstall
> Command". But later I found a hiddle file in my
> user/Home directory: .Creator 2-1.
>
> I cannot delete this file, and I called Apple, they
> couldn't help with that.
>
> The following is the error message I received when I
> try to re-install Creator 2-1. I suspect it's related
> with the .Creator/2-1 folder.
>
> "An instance of the program seems to be already
> running with your user directory. Either a previous
> session of the program did not exit correctly, or
> another instance of the program is running on a
> different computer and sing the same user directory.
>
> If another session of the program is running with the
> same user directory, please click Cancel to prevent
> the corruption of the user directory. If you are sure
> that no other instances of the program are running
> with your user directory, click OK to continue."
>
> Any idea of how to solve this problem?
>
> Thanks!
The directory is hidden from view because of the period infront of the file name.
Fire up Terminal.app, do a
cd ~/.<press the tab key>
You will see the available options appear as you press the tab key, once the Creator directory is shown, hit Return and execute the following.
rm -rf *
Thereafter go up a directory level cd ..
, now execute rmdir .<tab>
, again, press Tab till the desired directory is autocompleted and hit Return.
Hope it helps.
--
regards,
Michael
# 5
I followed your instruction to delete the files. But unfortunately, I created a disaster to my computer!
I am a novice, and don't know much about programming yet. Now I just know that I used "rm _ rf" command which deleted almost all files on my computer.
Any idea that you can save this HUGE trouble? My machine is Mac Powerbook G4.
Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated!! I already tried to use some advanced data recovery software. But it looks that the software doesn't recover files deleted by the "rm_rf" command.
