How to access external NextCloud datafolder

Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 14 points – 8 months ago

So, i have a NextCloud instance running, with the data directory binded to a folder on my storage. Now, when ik want to list or edit the contents of this folder directly from Nautilus or the terminal, I get a permission denied message. Obviously i do not have sufficent rights. How do i give myself permissions to at least view the contents of the folder? Maybe this is basis linux stuff, I have just not touched this before, and I don't want to modify this folder or break my NextCloud ;)

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Thanks for the explanation. Would that break nextcloud if i changed the owner of the folder?

The data is all stored server-side. The worst that could happen is the sync connection stops working and you need to redownload the files. Nothing gets deleted by these commands. They will still be on your disk and accessible by you.

If this breaks Nextcloud, it indicates something's wrong with your installation.

Thanks, I went with the suggested webdav route, this is fine for now.