/home/phil/2011-02-08_08.48.02.908328.phil.inc

Please open a terminal and type:

ls -l /home/phil/2011-02-08_08.48.02.908328.phil.inc

Copy the result here

phil@phil:~$ ls -l /home/phil/2011-02-08_08.48.02.908328.phil.inc
total 37308
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 35 2011-02-08 08:48 base
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 220 2011-02-08 08:48 excludes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 2410 2011-02-08 08:48 excludes.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 719134 2011-02-08 08:48 files.snar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 37345280 2011-02-08 08:48 files.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 6 2011-02-08 08:48 format
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 104 2011-02-08 08:48 includes.list
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 59561 2011-02-08 08:48 packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 42903 2011-02-08 08:48 sbackup.2011-02-08_08.48.02.612786.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 3 2011-02-08 08:48 ver
phil@phil:~$

I now see all the below folders as well. I'm guessing they are some type of shell commands. What do I do with all of them? I guess I should not try to remove them. Do I just leave them where they are?

/home/phil/2011-02-04_08.41.22.769504.phil.ful
/home/phil/2011-02-05_07.43.52.211033.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-06_08.18.41.008549.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-07_08.32.32.977147.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-08_08.48.02.908328.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-09_08.48.39.903384.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-10_09.13.26.280373.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-11_00.22.08.800228.phil.ful
/home/phil/2011-02-12_16.47.24.172742.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-13_07.56.41.324516.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-15_08.10.39.076974.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-16_08.30.19.608136.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-17_08.31.01.380913.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-18_07.56.11.370147.phil.ful
/home/phil/2011-02-19_11.01.13.173788.phil.inc
/home/phil/2011-02-20_09.05.59.500022.phil.inc

Thanks for any help

The extensions 'ful' and 'inc' indicate that it might be files from a backup software, in your case most probably sbackup.

'ful' being a full backup, and 'inc' being an incremental backup.

Have you set up sbackup to make regular backup copies?

You might look in the log file /home/phil/2011-02-08_08.48.02.908328.phil.inc/sbackup.2011-02-08_08.48.02.612786.log and check what's written there.

/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/base
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/excludes
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/excludes.list
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/files.snar
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/files.tar
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/format
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/includes.list
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/packages
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/sbackup.2011-02-14_08.44.43.725570.log
/home/phil/2011-02-14_08.44.44.097286.phil.inc/ver

This is what is in the asked for **************.log file

So please tell do you want get rid of backups made from sbackup and remove sbakup itself... ?

I have already removed simple backup. These files do not allow me to delete. This is the error
 Unable to trash file: Permission denied
this applies to all of the above.
Phil

As shown in one of your posts above
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 35 2011-02-08 08:48 base
the files are owned not by yourself, and only root is allowed to delete them.

You can do the following:

open a terminal and isssue the commands

cd /home/phil
sudo chown phil 2011-02-*.phil.* -R

This should change the access rights that you can delete the files and directories.

On 03/08/2011 02:13 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> Your question #147999 on nautilus in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+question/147999
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> As shown in one of your posts above
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 35 2011-02-08 08:48 base
> the files are owned not by yourself, and only root is allowed to delete them.
>
> You can do the following:
>
> open a terminal and isssue the commands
>
> cd /home/phil
> sudo chown phil 2011-02-*.phil.* -R
>
> This should change the access rights that you can delete the files and
> directories.

This is what is said in terminal.
phil@phil:~$ cd /home/phil
phil@phil:~$ sudo chown phil sudo chown phil
2011-02-05_07.43.52.211033.phil.inc -R
[sudo] password for phil:
chown: cannot access `sudo': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `chown': No such file or directory
chown: cannot access `phil': No such file or directory
phil@phil:~$

Typo errors in your command (double "sudo chown phil"), it should be

cd /home/phil
sudo chown phil 2011-02-*.phil.* -R

phil@phil:~$ cd/home/phil
bash: cd/home/phil: No such file or directory
phil@phil:~$ sudo chown phil 2011-02-05_07.43.52.211033.phil.inc -R
phil@phil:~$

This is what terminal says to the above commands.
TU for all your time much appreciated
Phil

Thank you very much. I had 1file and 1 directory I was unable to remove. I was referred to ubuntu pocket guide. With this I was able to access Gnome at root then quickly and easily removed directory and file! Again thank you so much for your help!!

Phil