I'm a newcomer to Linux and I'm facing an issue where the delete button seems to be greyed out in my file manager. I'm currently using Linux Mint Cinnamon. Any ideas on how to resolve this?
3 Answers
Have you checked if the drive format is causing the issue? It sounds like your drive is NTFS, which might be restricting some actions. If you're open to it, formatting it to ExFAT could work with both Linux and Windows, but keep in mind that you'd need to back up important documents first. You can use GParted for a straightforward process.
You might want to try using the terminal to delete files. Just navigate to the folder using the `cd` command and then you can use `rm` to remove files. Remember, if you're deleting a folder, you need to add the `-r` flag to the `rm` command for it to work. Just be cautious with this approach!
If you're dealing with the Steam folder and don't mind losing the games you've deleted, you can browse through the Steam data folders and manually delete the game's directory. Just a heads up, Steam will recognize if those games are missing the next time you boot it up, but there's no need to complicate things too much!
I actually have the same Steam folder from Windows, which I forgot to delete initially. But the delete button being greyed out happens across all files, not just the Steam folder.