# File “.TotalFinder.lock” impossible to permanently delete

**URL:** <https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/file-totalfinder-lock-impossible-to-permanently-delete/8012>\
**Category:** TotalFinder\
**Tags:** issue\
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/file-totalfinder-lock-impossible-to-permanently-delete/8012 "2021-04-07T08:13:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![piano](https://discuss.binaryage.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@piano](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/piano)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/file-totalfinder-lock-impossible-to-permanently-delete/8012/1 "2021-04-07T08:13:01Z")

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Hello, I have had a TotalFinder license for years. I installed it and then uninstalled it in Mac OS Big Sur.  
I would like to know how to **permanently** delete the “.TotalFinder.lock” file located in home/Librairy/Application Support? I keep deleting it by hand, but it always comes back! …  
Thank you for your quick feedback … 😐

Bonjour, je possède une licence de TotalFinder depuis des années. Je l’ai installé, puis désinstallé sous Mac OS Big Sur.  
J’aimerai savoir comment supprimer **définitivement** le fichier “.TotalFinder.lock” qui se trouve dans home/Librairy/Application Support ? Je n’arrête pas de le supprimer à la main, mais il revient toujours !..  
Merci pour votre rapide retour … 😐

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**Author:** ![darwin](https://discuss.binaryage.com/user_avatar/discuss.binaryage.com/darwin/32/2275_2.png) [@darwin](https://discuss.binaryage.com/u/darwin)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.binaryage.com/t/file-totalfinder-lock-impossible-to-permanently-delete/8012/2 "2021-04-07T11:45:36Z")

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Have you really properly uninstalled it using the uninstaller? The lock file is present when is TotalFinder running inside Finder.

[https://totalfinder.binaryage.com/uninstallation](https://totalfinder.binaryage.com/uninstallation)

You should be able to delete it in Terminal.app:

```
rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/.TotalFinder.lock

```