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Can't delete _transmission file

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macrumors 6502
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Jul 15, 2009
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I installed the Transmission torrent client today, played around with it, and then manually (without using an app uninstaller) uninstalled/deleted it along with any folders it created. However, there is still one file named "_transmission" that apparently cannot be deleted. If I try to delete it, I get an "alert" or "ping" sound and the file remains where it is.

The exact location is: /usr/share/zsh/5.9/functions/_transmission

Actually, any file in this "functions" folder cannot be deleted. I asked ChatGPT about this and it said this is a system/OS folder and the user cannot make changes to it unless I want to use the Terminal to delete it.

Should I just leave it? It is only 8 KB in size.
 
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macrumors 6502
Original poster
Jul 15, 2009
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Okay, thanks. I was a bit confused because when I opened it, it was referring to and talking about torrents. But then I also learned from ChatGPT that apps shouldn't be creating any files in this location anyway.
 
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