[ubuntu-za] Unable to delete folder from external HDD

[Jedri Visser]

I have had similar problems. You could try using the 'chkdsk' command from
Windows

Jedri Visser

On 31 January 2014 08:42, Wikus <wikus at cheetah-microsystems.com> wrote:

> Morning everyone ,
>
> I'm having difficulty to remove a specific folder from my external HDD.
> It gives read errors during rsync's and that causes issues to me. It
> doesn't
> have anything important so I need to remove it.
>
> However , in Nautilus it gives the error that I can't remove it as the
> directory isn't empty.
> But there is nothing in the folder.
> gksudo nautilus gives the same error.
> I also tried in cli sudo rm -fvr * but also same error.
>
> I don't understand why I can't delete this folder. It's an NTFS drive so
> permissions should even be
> a problem , and I used two different sudo options that should have gone
> past that if it was.
>
> All other folders on the same drive I can delete without an issue. Just
> this 1 specific one.
>
> Can you guys give me any other ideas how to get this troublesome folder
> removed please.
>
> Thanx
>
> Ubuntu 12.04 64bit.
>
> - Wikus
>
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