You don't need sudo always. try without sudo first. If it complains about permission error, then add sudo.
However, the solution to your problem is this rm -rf YOUR_FOLDER rm only delete files. To delete folders you need -r that is, recursive flag on. And -f means do not ask for confirmation. On 3 August 2010 23:17, Md Arif Ahmed Roni <roni21...@gmail.com> wrote: > i have found 10gb files in /home/.trash-0 . which i had deleted and cleared > from trash also. those are here. i used 'sudo nautilus' and from there i > tried to delete these again. but nothing happens and these comes in > terminal > > *** (nautilus:14919): WARNING **: Could not inhibit power management: The > name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files* > * > * > *** (nautilus:14919): WARNING **: Could not inhibit power management: The > name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files* > *Nautilus-Share-Message: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: 'net > usershare' returned error 255: net usershare: cannot open usershare > directory /var/lib/samba/usershares. Error No such file or directory* > *Please ask your system administrator to enable user sharing.* > * > * > * > * > *** (nautilus:14919): WARNING **: Could not inhibit power management: The > name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files* > * > * > * > * > * > * > i used 'sudo rm /home/.Trash-0/files/*' > > single files in files folder are deleted but not the folders and files > within it :( > > output >>>> > > *r...@roni-laptop:/home# sudo rm /home/.Trash-0/files/** > *rm: cannot remove `/home/.Trash-0/files/Lexa_by_GrynayS.2': Is a directory* > *rm: cannot remove `/home/.Trash-0/files/remastersys.2.2.2': Is a directory* > *rm: cannot remove `/home/.Trash-0/files/remastersys.2.3': Is a directory* > *rm: cannot remove `/home/.Trash-0/files/remastersys.2.4': Is a directory* > *rm: cannot remove `/home/.Trash-0/files/remastersys.2.5': Is a directory* > *rm: cannot remove `/home/.Trash-0/files/remastersys.6': Is a directory* > > > > Thank you > > _________________ > Md. Arif Ahmed Roni > Universität Ulm > Ulm, Germany > +4917621658448 > > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM, Md Arif Ahmed Roni > <roni21...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> here some info....i told you i have 20gb in home...but in the pic it shows >> i have around 6gb? >> http://tinypic.com/m/b8wf0h/4 >> >> >> >> Thank you >> >> _________________ >> Md. Arif Ahmed Roni >> Universität Ulm >> Ulm, Germany >> +4917621658448 >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:48 PM, Md Arif Ahmed Roni >> <roni21...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> hi >>> >>> amar home directory te 20GB allocate kora ase. kintu kono karon carai free >>> space kome ekhon 800MB hoe gese. keu kono solution diben kivabe ami free >>> space barate pari. >>> >>> thank you >>> _________________ >>> Md. Arif Ahmed Roni >>> Universität Ulm >>> Ulm, Germany >>> +4917621658448 >>> >> >> > -- > Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org > ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd > -- M. Nasimul Haque, M.Sc.(SUST) Wessex Institute of Technology Southampton, UK http://www.nasimulhaque.info -- Ubuntu Bangladesh | http://ubuntu-bd.org ubuntu-bd@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bd