find . -type d -exec chmod +x {} \\;
I found out that the above command is not the solution.
I can't change to a directory, but I can list its contents with ls -la, and it looks like this.
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? .
d????????? ? ? ? ? ? ..
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? '30drop - Tools For The Dimensional Step [2015] [FLAC]'
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? 'Ada Kaleh - Zâna Zorilor'
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? 'Aes Dana - Perimeters [2011] [FLAC]'
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? 'After Hour - Feel It & Waterfalls [1991] [FLAC]'
I tried changing the owner and tried setting permissions to 777, but neither one works. It's either permission denied or operation not permitted. The files are definitely there and they are not deleted, but how do I regain access to them?
I really did not have any idea why a chmod -x recursive command would be dangerous like this, but it definitely is.