I don't have permission to delete my own folder

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If I open the root folder itself in terminal and run "sudo rm -rf 06082023" I get the same lack of permission error. What do?

(06082023 is the folder I'm trying to delete.)

I create daily backups on a NAS drive. When the new one is complete I delete the previous day. I've been unable to delete the folder from the 8th because I don't have permissions to delete files. I just deleted 06112023, so I definitely have permissions on the main folder. If I open the root folder itself in terminal and run "sudo rm -rf 06082023" I get the same lack of permission error. What do? (06082023 is the folder I'm trying to delete.)

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Not an expert but let me throw something out there.

Overwrite the file. The program you used to create it ownes the file and should be allowed to modify it.

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Yeah, I tried that already. Didn't work. :-(

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sudo chown -R 777 /the/folder/location that will change permission of folder and everything in it to your ownership

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Interesting. I tried "sudo chmod -R 777 06082023" first. Please hold.

EDIT: chown: cannot access '06082023': Permission denied

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I think they both work iirc but there's some minute difference i forget that's prob important lol

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https://www.howtogeek.com/438435/how-to-use-the-chown-command-on-linux/

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https://www.howtogeek.com/438435/how-to-use-the-chown-command-on-linux/

Cool. Thanks for the find!

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chown changes ownership, chmod changes permissions.

Can you sudo su and elevate to a complete root user?

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Can you sudo su and elevate to a complete root user?

Yep. I did that then tried the command from my OP again and got the same error. What confuses me is that I can do whatever the heck I want to other subfolders in this same NAS folder. The only one I can change / delete is the 06082023 folder.