[Help] Unable to delete files even from shell
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 21:09
Hi,
For future reference. I had a problem removing files from my volume. Even as root from the SSH it failed. Error message said the file was read-only. I checked the different posts in this forum on repairing BTRFS volumes. Nothing worked.
Finally found https://forums.urbackup.org/t/how-to-de ... on/6660/11
Executing
revealed that the non-deletable directories where btrfs subvolumes. Removing them 1 by 1 with
finally deleted the files.
I came close to nuking my install to get rid of these files (as they were almost 1TB). So hopefully this helps someone else someday.
For future reference. I had a problem removing files from my volume. Even as root from the SSH it failed. Error message said the file was read-only. I checked the different posts in this forum on repairing BTRFS volumes. Nothing worked.
Finally found https://forums.urbackup.org/t/how-to-de ... on/6660/11
Executing
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btrfs subvolume list /Volume1 Code: Select all
btrfs subvolume delete -c /Volume1/path/to/directoriesI came close to nuking my install to get rid of these files (as they were almost 1TB). So hopefully this helps someone else someday.