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No such file or directoryWhat does it mean when I can see a folder in the terminal but when I try to cd to it I get a message "No such file or directory." When I locate the folder with the file browser it shows the folder and even lists the files in the folder, but gives no information about them. (I'm wanting to shred this file. It contains secrets about my wasted youth.) jedson Bookmark/Search this post with: 
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No such file or directory
It sounds like you don't have enough permissions to play with the directory. When you have the appropriate permissions, 'wipe' usually does a decent job.
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When I used the ls -l command to see the permissions I spotted the problem. I had inadvertently typed a space after the name of the folder that was giving me the problem. The space showed up between the name of the folder and the colon. That space, of course, did not show up with a simple ls command. Its was a silly little mistake. I mention it here just as something to check if anyone else found they had trouble cd-ing into a folder that was clearly listed as existing.
jedson