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zawmai
September 7th, 2010, 06:45 AM
Hello fellow Ubuntu users. I need help deleting some files. I recently downloaded a game with its crack. So, after I finished installation. I tried to move the crack folder to trash, but the permission was denied. The folder even has a picture on a lock on it.

Here is the image with the error:

http://yfrog.com/2oscreenshotuwp

garvinrick4
September 7th, 2010, 07:14 AM
Hit ALT/F2 then type in

gksudo nautilus

Now you can throw away in root.
Needed root permissions to delete file.

zawmai
September 7th, 2010, 08:31 AM
Hit ALT/F2 then type in

gksudo nautilusNow you can throw away in root.
Needed root permissions to delete file.

Thanks, I deleted the folder. I'm not sure how the code works, but it opened up a window with a Desktop picture. Then, I clicked on it but don't see the crack folder to delete. So, I went to home>desktop>Crack and delete it. Is that how it's supposed to work?

mapes12
September 7th, 2010, 08:40 AM
Now you can throw away in root.
Needed root permissions to delete file.If you delete stuff using Nautilus with root permission make sure you press and hold down the Shift key at the same time as hitting delete. If you don't all you will do is fill up Roots trash bin without realising it until you run out of disk space. You will then need this:-

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=898573

.............been there and got the T shirt. ):P