Ubuntu :: 'Are You Sure' Question Before Deleting Folder?

Nov 29, 2010

I accidentally hit the delete button on a folder. Luckily, it was still in the trash and I could restore it. However, I was wondering if there was a setting that could display an 'Are you sure?' question before deleting the folder in case this happens in the future again.

View 9 Replies


ADVERTISEMENT

Ubuntu :: Deleting Folders From The Home Folder?

Jul 7, 2011

I accidentally created a folder in my /home directory and its ticking me off because i cant delete it and im anal about my organization on the computer and having this extra empty folder.

View 5 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Delete Desktop Folder Without Deleting Contents

Oct 7, 2010

Im assuming there is a simple answer for this but I have yet to find it in forums. I have 2 partitions mounted on my ubuntu desktop, one is Windows C: drive labeled "Core" and the other is D: drive labeled "Reserve" but for some reason I have a second Windows folder on my desktop, when I attempted to delete it it began to delete the Windows files as well, one forum said to right click and "remove from desktop" but this option isnt in the menu. How can I just delete the folder?

View 2 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Persistent Content Of /tmp Folder Returns After Deleting Or Rebooting?

Apr 6, 2010

After checking my tmp folder I found out some strange hidden and unhidden folders of programs that I have not used or downloaded. After removing each one using sudo rm -rf some folders insist on re-appearing, and after a reboot all folders are back.

Moreover, trying netstat -l, found that many of these files are in listening state.

How can I permanently erase them?

View 3 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Deleting Files Based On Number Created (or In Folder?)

Jul 21, 2011

I'm dipping my toes into some bash scripting and was wondering if there was a way to delete a file not based on how old it is, but rather how many other files are currently in the folder... or something to that effect....

What I'm doing is creating a script to back up a folder nightly. I'd like to keep a maximum of 3 backups. However in case the script for some reason fails to run one night (computer turned off possibly) I don't want to set the condition for deletion to be the date.

I know that if I run:

Code:
find /path/to/files* -mtime +3 -exec rm {} ;
that it will delete everything older than three days. -atime and -ctime don't seem to be what I"m looking for... is there another command I can use to achieve what I"m trying to?

View 5 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Deleting Folder And Its Contents From Terminal / Sending Permission Error?

Jun 10, 2010

how do i delete a folder and its contents from terminal? when i tried to delete the folder it returns a- permission error,,-

View 2 Replies View Related

OpenSUSE :: NTFS FOLDER - Keep 2 Ntfs Partitions Intact Will Deleting The Partition

May 26, 2011

I am doing major deployment of opensuse 313 pcs from windows to opensuse. I am having a problem that I have to keep 2 ntfs partitions intact will deleting the partition that has windows. Now everything goes well, opensuse installs but the problem is that I cannot give user full rights to ntfs folders. I have used graphical file permission methods n terminal chown n chmod methos but still permissions revert back to root.

View 3 Replies View Related

Ubuntu Servers :: Samba - Access Folder To Delete Or Restore From The Recycle Bin Folder

Apr 24, 2010

I'm using ubuntu server 9.10 for a home build NAS. Everything is working great just have one more thing to figure out. I have Samba set up to access my files and I set up a recycle feature so anything deleted will get moved to a Recycled folder. (I learned this the hard way after hitting delete key by accident while browsing the shares in windows. Lost 100 GB of data)

Now it is for the most part working but the permissions on folders isn't getting set right. If I delete a file in a share I can go to Recycle bin folder and delete the file for good. But if I delete a folder I can not access that folder to delete or restore from the Recycle bin folder. I have to chmod the folder before I can do anything with it. Anything I can change to get folders deleted via windows to have the right permissions when it is moved to the Recycle bin folder?

[Code]///

View 1 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Cannot Change Directory To A More Than Three Folder Tree Destination Folder From In Terminal?

Sep 18, 2010

I cannot change directory to a more than three folder tree destination folder from ~ in terminal. I've checked everything. No Typos or misspell. The destination folder was recognized by "ls" command but when I went to it, the terminal said, "no such file or directory."

View 7 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Create Folder',and Results In An Empty Folder Being Created On Desktop?

Oct 29, 2010

I have this nasty habit of refreshing desktop in a quick succession by right-clicking and selecting 'Refresh',on my XP system at office.(And,iam sure most of us do the same).With Ubuntu,if a right-click on desktop slowly and select 'align by...',it simulates the XP refresh action as explained above.But,if i perform the same action rapidly,it takes this first option from right-click context menu,which is 'Create Folder',and results in an empty folder being created on desktop.I tried double right-clicking and again it created an empty folder.Is there any workaround to handle this.I mean:Can the right-click context menu items be shuffled so that the 'Create Folder' option is moved from 1st place

View 9 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Media Folder Has Extra Folder Titled With Non-existent Partition?

Nov 24, 2010

When I get my partitions listed in the terminal or in GParted they go up sequentially to sda7 as they should. The media folder in my file system shows the other dual boot OS and a data disk partition, both mounted, which is correct. All good. But there is a third strange folder titled sda8 however I have no such partition. /etc/fstab shows no sda8 either. When I open /media/sda8, it shows no files, says its empty and lists an empty available space that equals the empty space on the Linux OS partition in which the folder sits. But no pie chart shown, and it belongs to root. I changed the permission and found I can save files to it.

View 1 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Hidden Cache Folder In Home Folder - Safe To Delete?

Jun 8, 2011

upon browsing the home folder in my ubuntu system, i came across a hidden cache folder..

it occupied around 700 mb of space..and im falling short of space..

can i delete the contents in the folder? are they safe to delete?

View 5 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Desktop Keeps Crashing When Renaming Folder Under Folder View Plasmoid?

Jun 17, 2011

Running kubuntu 11.04x64 w/ xrender and folder-view plasmoid:

I cannot view "open with" for directories on the desktop (but it is visible w/in dolphin file structure) and whenever I try to rename folders on the desktop it crashes and restarts (but the rename is successful and no open windows crash).

This glitch is reproducible under OpenGL and Xrender; had to switch over to xrender after a recent system update that seems to slow my computer to a crawl after a little time and kept it cause it seems much smoother and crisper.

Is there any way to fix these issues or is there an alternative to the folder-view plasmoid to view a folder content on the desktop that is more stable?

View 9 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Kde 4.5 - Move A File Or Folder Into Another Folder, All The Icons Arrange Back To The Left Side

Sep 14, 2010

When I position icons on the desktop in specific places, then I choose to move a file or folder into another folder, all the icons arrange back to the left side. This happened in an earlier version of KDE 4.x, disappeared the next version, and reappeared. how to keep this from happening. It makes using the desktop a pain in the you know what.

View 2 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Best And Full Feature Editor - Open All Files In A Folder When Drag And Drop The Folder On It

Jun 21, 2011

when i used windows there was this wonderful editor named Notepad++.it was perfect(it still is) some of its best and useful features of it (for me) was:

1-open all files in a folder when drag and drop the folder on it
2-search and replace a statement in all open files
3-have an extended mode which include special characters like

and so on.. i want to know if there is an editor with this feature in ubuntu?

View 8 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Drag File/Folder To Taskbar Button Creates Launcher, Not Bring Folder To Foreground?

May 20, 2011

After upgrading to 11.04, I noticed something strange, being that when I want to drag a file or folder from one Nautilus folder window to another which is not visible, I can no longer hold the item over said folder's taskbar button and wait for it to appear. It just shows the + for copy, and when I let go (which I have no choice but to eventually do), it creates a launcher to that item (I assume it's doing that, and not actually copying there, but the + has me unsure).

I've looked in Nautilus's preferences to see if this is some new behaviour that I can revert back to, but could find nothing there.

I'm of course using the Classic desktop with bottom panel being the taskbar. If you know how I can rectify this, please let me know, as the times I would want to create a file or folder launcher without the usual hassle would be rare, but I am constantly dragging stuff from one folder to another, and it would be a real pain to have to line up source and destination folders each time.

View 4 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Folder Customization - Put A Different Image On Each Folder To Represent The Contents

Jan 3, 2010

I have a bunch of folders with different stuff in them. I would like to be able to put a different image on each folder to represent the contents.

View 8 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Is System Volume Information Folder Is A Virus Folder

Mar 21, 2010

iam using it parallel with windows, whenever i open ubuntu many times i saw a folder in a drives, named system volume information. Is that a virus folder? should i delete it whenever i open ubuntu or not

View 2 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: VBox Shared Folder Both Way / Access To Certain Folder In Win7?

May 26, 2010

- I have ubuntu installed, and win7 is installed using vbox.

- I know how to set shared folder, so win7 can access the folder in ubuntu.

- I need to have an access to certain folder in win7 from ubuntu.

How can I do that?It is not about samba, right?

View 5 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Copy Files From Original Folder To $user Folder?

Oct 22, 2010

i want make a bash panel and i want he will copy files from orginal folder to $user folder i mean when for explame i type i want install some server he say cp: cannot stat 'root/Desktop/2/files/beckup/sa-mp-steam': No such file or directory.

View 6 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Deleting A Partition

Feb 23, 2010

If i have ubuntu dual-booted with windows already, and wanted to get rid of windows entirely, how would i delete its partition?

View 8 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Apt-get Deleting All Kernels Instead Of One

Sep 4, 2010

I have an issue with apt-get that has been bugging me, namely that it tries to delete kernels I did not specify for deletion.

This is an issue that has been present over at least the last three releases and is present for both 32bit and 64bit, so it might actually be a feature and not a bug, however I can't see it's usefulness.

When I use the command:

Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge 2.6.32-21*

It not only tries to remove the kernel 2.6.32.21 but gives me the following output:

Code:
sudo apt-get remove --purge 2.6.32-22*
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting linux-headers-lbm-2.6.32-24-generic for regex '2.6.32-22*'
Note, selecting linux-headers-2.6.32-21-preempt for regex '2.6.32-22*'

[Code]....

When I go through with this command to remove the oldest kernel on the system, it will actually delete all kernels present on my PC (as I painfully learned when I first tried it). Why is that the case? Wouldn't it make more sense to only remove the kernel 2.6.32.22?

View 6 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Deleting Folders Which Contain No Mp3's?

Nov 13, 2010

I'm pretty new to Ubuntu and it might not be possible to do what I want to do here. First I'll explain the situation. Throught trying to tidy up my mp3 collection usign various pieces of software I now have a folder structure that I want (My MusicArtistalbum rack), However, in the process, I have been left with lots of other folders - these have had the mp3's removed but they contain other files (artwork, playlists, .nfo files - that kind of thing).

What I'm looking for is either a premade solution or help with a script to do the following : Check all folders in my music folder, if the folder doesn't contain any mp3's then check the subfolders, if none of them contain mp3's then delete the main folder (regardless of what otehr files are within it).

It seems like I should be able to do this - but not sure how. Incidentally, I have backed up my music folder to an external disk - so I can't do any lasting damage

View 2 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Deleting File With '' In The Name

May 27, 2011

I tried running a back-up/restore script in a WordPress install to migrate from one server to another... long story made short, I ended up doing it manually and all is well on that front

The one remnant from that botched script is that it tried creating a directory 'wp-backup' and then a file inside that directory - but it tried using '' instead of '/'. So what it created was a file named 'wp-backupindex.php' with a file size of 0 bytes.

The problem is thus: I can't change the permissions nor delete the file, because of the invalid file name. I don't have direct shell access (that cost *extra*, of course) and every time I try with the web-based file manager (Quixplorer) it sees it as 'wp-backupindex.php', as though the '' is acting as an escape sequence in the file name. Same thing in FileZilla, I can't do anything to the file without it complaining about the invalid file name.

how to ixnay this one file given the limitations above (no shell access) short of calling and bugging tech support to delete the file for me?

View 2 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Give Writable Permission To A Folder And Sub Folder Of It?

May 4, 2010

how can i give Writable permission to a folder and sub folder of it.

View 5 Replies View Related

Ubuntu Servers :: VPN Shared Folder / Make A Folder?

Aug 31, 2010

I am attempting to make a shared folder for people that VPN into the network. This folder needs to be accessible to windows and mac machines. So far I have the VPN through ppptd working. I just don't know how to make a folder. I feel like this should be fairly easy. I am using Lucid Lynx server edition.

View 1 Replies View Related

Ubuntu Security :: Opt Folder Doesn't Allow To Create Folder

Oct 28, 2010

I'm new to ubuntu and want to install stepmania so i downloaded the binary, i want to put the files in the /opt/ directory, the only problem is i cant create a new folder, i tried dragging a ready-made file into it but it just says "you do not have the permissions to file:///opt/" Im soo sad i wanna play my sM NOW!

View 3 Replies View Related

Ubuntu Servers :: Show Folder Contents In Another Folder?

Feb 2, 2011

can i use one samba share with a folder showing the contents of another directory.shortcuts don't work on non ubuntu systems and it won't resolve links to files no on the share

View 5 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Delete Remaster Folder From Home Folder?

Jun 13, 2011

I have Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 updated to 9.10 and have downloaded Remaster from Remastersys. I followed all of the instructions, which were simple enough. However, there must be some instructions missing as the process failed. Working with Remaster through Synaptic Manager, the iso was downloaded into my "home" folder into its own Remaster folder. It was not the iso, like you get when downloading a distro from the Internet, which downloads just an iso onto the Desktop. Inside the folder were a bunch of empty files (I know, because I opened them) and an iso . At this point the Remaster instruction stop. They do not say what to do with the other files, or what they have to do with the iso of my Ubuntu layout. So, like any other iso (once I knew which one was the iso of my setup), I double clicked on it and it ran me through the process of accessing the DVD to burn it. Which I did. I tested it and it failed with some kind of message to the effect that certain files were missing or it could not read it. So, I thought, I would have to do the 'hunt and peck' method and experiment a few times like I did with the ordinary distro downloads until I get it right. But first, I would have to dump the Remaster folder in the "home" folder since it took up so much space on my hard drive. Wrong! I come to find out it is in something called "root" and that I do not have permission to do anything with it but "copy" it. Great. Just great! Now what do I do. I tried to change permissions, but was not allowed to do that either. The only thing I could think of - and dread - was the idea of having to wipe my hard drive and go through the whole reinstall procedures, which takes me days, just because Remaster has locked itself into my system - and there is no 'back door' to get out of it.

View 9 Replies View Related

Ubuntu :: Installing Without Deleting Data

Mar 18, 2010

Is there any way to install ubuntu on a drive without deleting the current data on it:

I have a software raid array set up and it has a few folders in it like /rtorrent, /cod4, but nothing that would conflict with a new ubuntu install.

And its formatted as ext3

Is there any way I can install Ubuntu Server 9.10 onto that raid array keeping it INTACT as a raid array AND preserving the data on it?

And is it easy to boot from a software RAID array?

View 2 Replies View Related







Copyrights 2005-15 www.BigResource.com, All rights reserved