Deleting an unnecessary user directory

[orca498]

I previously created a second user on my machine (the reason for this is now lost in the mists of my mind). I don't need it anymore, and had previously deleted it using the Users panel. So, now I have a directory in my home directory called "username Deleted"

Now I went on to MacOSXHints (Can't log-in to post. I get an error.) and found an article stating how to delete the directory using: sudo rm -rf /Users/"username Deleted"/ I get "no such file or directory"

Can anyone help?

Thanks

[xchanyazy]

Try typing in sudo rm -rf in the terminal, and then drag and drop the folder you want deleted from the Finder window. That will put the right path in after the rm command.

[gowrann]

You are missing a \

try:
sudo rm -rf /Users/username\ Deleted

the \ indicates to bsd that a space is in the directory name as a space isn't recognised in a directory name.

[orca498]

THANK YOU!!! The drag and drop method worked the best. I'm still too new to the terminal syntax, so I left out the space at the end...

Gotta learn somewheres... Having a great place like this to get info from and the coolest people to learn from makes you feel like you can actually do this stuff.

[jeffo]

i know you said that you got it deleted but if you look at the original post that was made i think that there was one too many /'s in the path that you used. the last one should not have been there. and since there was a space in the path you put the "" around what you needed to do and that should solve the space problem.

jeffo

[orca498]

Jeffo,

What you say is true. I missed that too. But, I had totally forgotten about space at the end...

Thanks for adding to my knowledge. :D