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Whenever I open my documents, all the folders in it are displayed with a lock icon. Therefore, I cannot delete any file or folder in it.and also can't change folder permission.so, give me solution how to fix this problem

pravin aher
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    Did you check who is the owner of these folders? – IQV Feb 20 '17 at 08:32
  • Look at the answers of this question: [http://askubuntu.com/questions/263450/folders-showing-lock-icon?rq=1](http://askubuntu.com/questions/263450/folders-showing-lock-icon?rq=1) – IQV Feb 20 '17 at 08:34

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Probably you somehow lost ownership of these directories.

Run the command below in a terminal to gain ownership of all files and folders in your home directory recursively:

sudo chown -R $USER: ~
Byte Commander
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