PhotoRec was successful!
Now, I need help deleting a folder on my computer filled with large image files.
When I go to delete them, I'm warned that they are protected and I'm not the owner so I am not allowed to delete or make any changes.
There is only one user/profile on this computer.
How I got into this mess:
I accidentally deleted photos from my camera.
I installed TestDisk and used PhotoRec to recover all of the images on my SD card (which turned out to be a huge number of images).
After I copied the photos I wanted to keep, I tried to delete the huge folder that PhotoRec had created, but it wouldn't let me – protected, and I'm not the “owner” - so I have no right to delete.
I've opened as Administrator – still won't give me right to delete this folder or images.
When I go into Permissions as Administrator – the areas that would allow me to change permission are greyed out.
As you can tell, I'm not very computer savvy.
I think PhotoRec said something about working at the "root" level while performing photo recovery.
How can I get rid of this gigantic file of images now residing on my computer?
Thank you.
Operating System:
Linux Mint
(release # 17 / qiana; Kernel Linux 3.13.0-24-generic; MATE 1.8.1, 32 bit)
Hardware
Dell Dimension 3000
memory = 2.0 Gib
processor: Intel Pentium 4,CPU 2.8 GHz
i686 (32 bit)
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Re: Cannot Delete Recovered Files
You need to take ownership of the directories to be able to delete the files.
Try, replace user by your username.
Try
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sudo chown -R user:user recup_dir.*-
WilburKlick
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Re: Cannot Delete Recovered Files - problem fixed
Thank you cgrenier!
That fixed the problem - "took ownership" of those locked folders and was able to delete them.
That fixed the problem - "took ownership" of those locked folders and was able to delete them.