Unable to Delete Files

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Im trying to delete three folders in below with AppleScript but they are not deleting. The script goes through like everything is OK but the files never delete.

~/Library/Group Containers/

Here is what Imm am using to delete try to delete these files. What am i doing wrong?

try
do shell script “rm -r ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.ms” with administrator privileges
end try
try
do shell script “rm -r ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office” with administrator privileges
end try
try
do shell script “rm -r ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost” with administrator privileges
end try

#2

Hi,

the issue is the space character after Group

Either escape the space with a backslash (plus a second backslash to escape the first backslash)

Group\\ Containers

or put the path component “ or the whole path “ in single quotes

'Group Containers'

An alternative is a list and a repeat loop

property itemsToDelete : {"UBF8T346G9.ms", "UBF8T346G9.Office", "UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost"}
set groupContainer to POSIX path of (path to library folder from user domain) & "Group Containers/"

repeat with anItem in itemsToDelete
	try
		do shell script "rm -r " & quoted form of (groupContainer & anItem) with administrator privileges
	end try
end repeat