Question Can't copy or delete folder on External hard drive

[mikehende]

Hey guys, all of a sudden I am not able to copy a folder of music from one external drive to another with this error message below but the folder is there in the F drive and it's contents plays fine?

Also, I am not able to delete this empty folder titled reggie Music with the same error, help please?

 

[lvt]

It could be a problem with folder permissions.

Can you open a menu by right-clicking on that folder?

 

[mikehende]

Yes but why the problem only with those 2 folders out of many?

 

[lvt]

Yes but why the problem only with those 2 folders out of many?

Maybe those folders were once shared across the network so the previous administrator has made some settings on them.

 

[mikehende]

Ok, so what exactly what I should be looking for in each of those 2 folder's Permissions please?

 

[lvt]

Ok, so what exactly what I should be looking for in each of those 2 folder's Permissions please?

You should make sure that the "Allow" column is checked for the current user.

Sometimes you also need to go to the Sharing tab to enable folder sharing.

 

[mikehende]

Sorry for the late response guys. Please see attached screenshot when I right click on the folder and choose Properties and Sharing, I am not seeing an "allow" option anywhere?