Can't delete Frigate folder in /config/custom_components

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I tried installing Frigate but couldn’t get it working so decided to put it aside and maybe try again down the road. I uninstalled the integration but noticed the Frigate folder was still in /config/custom_components. I get warnings about finding the custom integration. I can’t delete the */config/custom_components/frigate folder because the “directory isn’t empty”.

I read that removing the repository from the addon store would do it but it didn’t. If I want to attempt another install at some point I don’t want problems with left over files and folders.

Should I just leave it or is there a way to delete it?

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Can you delete files from directory before you delete dir?
Anyway you can probably rename dir to something like my_dir.org so new installation should create new dir with new files in it.

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I was able to delete individual files but when I tried to save I got, “Error, provide a file name”.

edit: I was able to delete individual files so the folder is empty but still get the “director isn’t empty” message. I’ll try to rename it.

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Renamed it frigate_deleted so I guess we’re good.

Thanks

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The addon does not install anything in custom_components.

You are confusing the addon and the integration.

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Could be but I had a folder with a dozen or so files in * /config/custom_components called frigate.

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It’s not empty because there are hidden .something files in the folder.

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Makes sense. I deleted what I could see and renamed the folder so I guess I’m OK.

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I have had the came problem. I renamed the folder, now I have two folders that I can’t delete!

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Are there files in the directory? Enter the directory, and find out

ls -la