Thread: Delete read only directories in x terminal
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andraeseus1 is offline andraeseus1
2010-04-30 , 07:51
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Originally Posted by Marcus View Post
You have to delete all the files in the folder first I believe. (I don't remember the -rf though)
Also, try to put / infront of home.
/home/user/MyDocs/Dad\ backup

Incase you have to remove files, do:
rm /home/user/MyDocs/Dad\ backup/*

EDIT: And to delete the directory at last, do
rmdir /home/user/MyDocs/Dad\ backup

so i go deeper and deepr into the /Dad\ backup directory untill i reach a folder named Babies. but when i try and do anything with the folder Babies it says "Imput/output error.

it wont allow me to cd to it or rmdir i. it just keeps spitting out that error. i tried to ls that directory but it wont allow that either.

there are a few folders like this in the /home/user/MyDocs/Dad\ backup/BlackBerry/pictures file path. i supposed these are the currupt fiels that make the whole Dad back up folder read only any other ideas?