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Ubuntu WSL: sudo mv <old_folder> <new_folder> gives permission denied


I want to rename a folder profile_default to profile_default_bak (following https://stackoverflow.com/a/39057820/12201164 ) however this is not possible for me:

$ sudo mv profile_default profile_default_bak
mv: cannot move 'profile_default' to 'profile_default_bak': Permission denied

How can I fix this? So far tried:

  • checked permissions & ownership, see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/430655/407261:

    $ ls -l drwxr-xr-x 1 drnuke drnuke 512 May 11 13:21 profile_default sudo chown -R drnuke profile_default/ sudo chmod -R 755 profile_default/

  • checked no other terminal/ bash has any open file/folder within that folder


Solution

  • Solution: Close any VSCode window. Instead use the plain bash terminal.