Unable to delete files on USB hard disk
by andrewf8 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5EEYT)
I use FreeFileSync in one direction to backup my data files from my Fedora 33 computer onto a USB hard disk.
It has worked well on thousands on files for years. However, a bit ago, FreeFileSync could not update five files on the USB hard disk. They do NOT have unusual characters in their filenames.
When FreeFileSync updates a file, it appars to delete the previous version at the target location, then copies the new version across. It could not do that. I get this message:
Unable to move "/run/media/u/My Passport/FedoraBoxMirror/Documents/quotes.odt" to the recycle bin.
G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND: Unable to trash file /run/media/u/My Passport/FedoraBoxMirror/Documents/quotes.odt: No such file or directory [g_file_trash]
The five target files can be seen on the Fedora 33 Files Manager, they open in LibreOffice, but can not be deleted because supposedly I do not have permission. But, looking at permissions for the files, I do.
So, I tried to use terminal. I changed to root user. I CD'ed to the directory on the USB hard disk, the files come up on "ls", but when I try "rm", the system says there is "No such file or directory".
Does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?
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It has worked well on thousands on files for years. However, a bit ago, FreeFileSync could not update five files on the USB hard disk. They do NOT have unusual characters in their filenames.
When FreeFileSync updates a file, it appars to delete the previous version at the target location, then copies the new version across. It could not do that. I get this message:
Unable to move "/run/media/u/My Passport/FedoraBoxMirror/Documents/quotes.odt" to the recycle bin.
G_IO_ERROR_NOT_FOUND: Unable to trash file /run/media/u/My Passport/FedoraBoxMirror/Documents/quotes.odt: No such file or directory [g_file_trash]
The five target files can be seen on the Fedora 33 Files Manager, they open in LibreOffice, but can not be deleted because supposedly I do not have permission. But, looking at permissions for the files, I do.
So, I tried to use terminal. I changed to root user. I CD'ed to the directory on the USB hard disk, the files come up on "ls", but when I try "rm", the system says there is "No such file or directory".
Does anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?
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