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Unable to delete files and folders with tilde (~)
I have a folder with a few ("torrent")files on the Readynas which it seems to be impossible to get rid of. The files in question have one common property; their names all contain a tilde / "~" . ...
StephenB wrote: Another approach (which avoids ssh) is to enable http for the share in the Web UI. Then try to delete the files from the web interface instead of from windows.
Frequently the web UI will successfully delete files and folders that Windows won't.
It worked like magic, Stephen! Thank you!
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