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dago
Asked: 2011-06-20 07:16:09 +0800 CST

cant delete files on an external hd

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I have an external hd, which is not really healthy (several sectors not readable). I guess thats the reason I have some corruptenter image description here files

I want to delete these files and found Icant delete any file on this even the properties show that I am entitled to do so.

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any advice? I opened natilus as sudo, no change.

external-hdd

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  1. Best Answer

    Since the device is broken I think your OS mounted the partition read-only. Please check the output of mount in a terminal.

    I strongly recommend to not delete/write anything on this disk. Instead think about creating a backup of the drive before the disk stops working at all.

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