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
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1Did you check who is the owner of these folders? – IQV Feb 20 '17 at 08:32
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Look at the answers of this question: 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: ~
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