[GTALUG] Can't rename files in Files

[Aruna Hewapathirane]

Hi Chris,

> On 2021-02-19 6:10 a.m., Chris Aitken wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I can't rename files on my external drive in Ubuntu. I've tried a few
> things that people have posted about Nautilus. But this is not Nautilus -
> the application is just called 'Files'.
> Chris
>
>
>
If you type nautilus in a shell you will find it opens the 'Files' ... :-)
Try it.

Usually when you have input/output errors your harddrive may have developed
bad sectors
or the file itself may be corrupt.

I tried your exact filename with the '?' and mv and cp both work fine for
me. No issues.

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