Empty directory not getting deleted in external harddisk

[Linux Tyro]

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:13 AM, Bruce Pieterse <octoquadza at gmail.com>wrote:

This is how the directories are getting created:
>>
>> i) 43c9f2721ed24ab138b75e5e       ->           ii) databases
>>       ->              iii) d74157950031f86b102e1759dcd53f
>> db
>>    (it is directory)                               (it is also a
>> directory)                             (it is a file, I don't know which
>> format it is)
>>
>> In the above the last two ('databases' and
>> 'd74157950031f86b102e1759dcd53fdb') I am able to delete (but each time
>> whenever I plug the hard disk) but the first one
>> ('43c9f2721ed24ab138b75e5e'), a directory doesn't get deleted even after
>> emptying it (that is, even after deleting the other two).
>>
>> i) '43c9f2721ed24ab138b75e5e' is the directory inside the usb hard-disk.
>> ii) 'databases' is the directory inside the directory no. i)
>> iii) 'd74157950031f86b102e1759dcd53f' is the file inside the directory no.
>> ii)
>>
>> I am able to delete ii) and iii) but i) is not getting deleted. Its not on
>> /media (I checked with the command 'ls /media') but inside the usb
>> hard-disk.
>>
>> I have several times unmounted the device (from the right click menu) and
>> several times inserted again but again the files get created [ii) and iii)]
>> however i) remains there.
>>
>
> Ok, thanks for confirming the directory structure. You have not indicated
> if you have run a fsck on the drive, perhaps there is something wrong with
> journal on the filesystem, in which case you keep seeing the same folder
> reappearing.
>
> Please open a terminal (CTRL + ALT + T) and run fsck -y /dev/sd[a-z][0-9].
> Where [a-z] and [0-9] this would be substituted for the actual block device
> detect by the OS and partition i.e /dev/sdb1. If you are not sure, mount the
> device and send the information from the terminal when you run sudo fdisk -l
> and I/we can advise accordingly.


Here is the required output and command:

myfamily at myfamily-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for myfamily:

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xfedcfedc

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       15258   122553318+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2           15258       30402   121644033    5  Extended
/dev/sda5           15258       29781   116658176   83  Linux
/dev/sda6           29781       30402     4984832   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xa4b57300

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1       38913   312568641    7  HPFS/NTFS


-- 
Two atoms are walking along. Suddenly, one stops. The other says, "What's
wrong?" "I've lost an electron." "Are you sure?" "I'm positive!"

===================================================
Ubuntu LTS is good <http://sites.google.com/site/whyilikeubuntu/>!
===================================================
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/attachments/20111026/39b60478/attachment.html>