I have some files and folders that I can't delete. I click menu -> right click and the delete option is not available.
I can delete by using the terminal, but I'd prefer to do it from the GUI.
It's something to do with permissions, can someone help?
4 Answers
Make the current user owns everything inside the folder,itself as well as the parent folder.
chown $USER -R /desired.folder For those particular cases I use nautilus as root: Press Alt-F2 and type:
gksu nautilus
Then proceed with caution, you may seriously damage your system.
3If you want to remove file and folder from terminal you can use
rm <filename> delete folder
rm -rf <foldername> change the name of the folder that contains those files or folders.
for example: The_name_of_the_root_folder_that_contains_the_not_manageable_files change it to 1 or Name
