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I have a secondary hard drive that all my files live on. I have read+write access to everything except ONE FOLDER. I don't get it. I can't change the permissions either.

Any ideas?

Thanks

How do the owner/permissions set on ONE FOLDER differ from a directory that works as expected ?
How was ONE FOLDER created compared to a working directory ?

The whole file system was created and on the disk before I installed LINUX LITE on an SSD. And the werid thing is that all the other folders work.

In this folder I cannot add or delete pics but I can in all the other folders. This is the only folder that appears with a lock on its' icon.

Screenshot example: [attachment=330]

Can you show us the permissions please ?
Check these with the 'ls -l' command.
Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl, Alt and T together,
Run the command below replacing the text 'path-to-the-directory-above ONE FOLDER' between the two / characters with your path to the parent directory of ONE FOLDER. Keep the / characters in the command.

Code:
ls -al /path-to-the-directory-above ONE FOLDER/

Copy and paste the results.

Code:
ls -al /media/cw-lite/SECOND/Docs/Spa Stuff/Good pics/

ls: cannot access '/media/cw-lite/SECOND/Docs/Spa': No such file or directory

ls: cannot access 'Stuff/Good': No such file or directory

ls: cannot access 'pics/': No such file or directory

Like that?

We need to help the Linux cli interpreter if there are spaces in paths.
Assuming 'Spa Stuff' is the parent directory, try

Code:
ls -al /media/cw-lite/SECOND/Docs/"Spa Stuff"/

Code:
ls -al /media/cw-lite/SECOND/Docs/"Spa Stuff"/

total 148288

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    24576 Mar 31 09:00  .

drwxr-xr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    65536 Feb 18 08:36  ..

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4096 Nov 11  2017 '3D manuals'

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4096 Nov 11  2017  BackUp-DB

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Nov 11  2017 'Bad pics'

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    49152 Nov 11  2017  Buttons

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     8192 Sep 15  2022  catalogs

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    14646 Jun 13  2008 'Category 2 list.docx'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite   250773 May 31  2009  cover_colors.jpg

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    12288 Nov 11  2017  DataCat

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite   239153 Feb 21  2008  DataCat.swf

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Nov 11  2017  Dbase2

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    98304 Nov 11  2017  DbasePics

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  2324835 Dec  9  2009  DC-260-790C5E5122.pdf

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    24576 Mar 19  2008 'Digital Catalog Agreement Draft 3-17-08.doc'

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4096 Nov 11  2017  EPVs

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  2741159 Dec 16  2009 'Filter Cartridge pages 12-16-09.pdf'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  2654070 Dec 17  2009 'Filter Cartridge pages 12-17-09 final.pdf'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  2949440 Dec 15  2009 'Filter Cartridges 091215.pdf'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  1175252 Dec  7  2009 'Filter Pages 1 and 2.pdf'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  2284360 Dec 10  2009 'Filter pages thru 327.pdf'

dr-xrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    65536 Mar 27 16:27 'Good pics'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite      925 Sep 10  2019 'Good pics - Shortcut (2).lnk'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite      925 Nov 11  2017 'Good pics - Shortcut.lnk'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    11659 Jun 22  2010 'Google Voice Instructions.docx'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  3100160 Mar  4  2009 'HeaterPhotos&Specs.xls'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     2510 Dec 10  2007  mainmenu.php

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    26112 Jan 29  2009 'ObsoleteList(1).xls'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4625 Jun 25  2008  PDF-Placeholder.gif

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4096 Nov 11  2017  ProductInfoXLS

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4096 Nov 11  2017  professor

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Nov 11  2017  Receipts

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite   297889 Sep 28  2009  save.jpg

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite   164456 Aug  5  2009  supplier.pdf

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Sep  2  2011  SupplierProductInfo

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Nov 11  2017  UnitedManuals

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite  2629632 Jan  6 08:42  Uploaded

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Nov 11  2017 'Web Ideas'

drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite        0 Nov 11  2017 'Wiring Diagrams'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite 30367362 Aug  5  2008 'Wiring Diagrams READY FOR WEBSITE.zip'

-rwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite 94624119 Aug  6  2008 'WWW missing photos.zip'

Code:
drwxrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite     4096 Nov 11  2017  EPVs

dr-xrwxr-x 1 cw-lite cw-lite    65536 Mar 27 16:27 'Good pics'

  ^

If we compare two directories, we can see the write permission ('-' instead of 'w') for 'Good Pics' is not set for the owner.

Earlier you said

Quote:I can't change the permissions either.

What methods have you tried and what happened in each case.

I right-clicked the folder, went into PERMISSIONS and tried to change it from READ to READ & WRITE. It did not work.

Now I just tried the same thing and it did work.... I don't get it, but now I can add and delete photos.

Not sure what changed it but thank you for taking the time to help me.

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