Hi
I formatted on my Linux 18.3 but when I try to copy something thereto I get a No Permission error. Why? What to do?
Friendly, Klaus
[SOLVED] No writing permissions on newly formatted USB-Stick (ntfs)?
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[SOLVED] No writing permissions on newly formatted USB-Stick (ntfs)?
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Re: No writing permissions on newly formatted USB-Stick (ntfs)?
Hi InChrist,
I suspect the USB is currently only writable to the root user. To fix that, open a terminal and find your username with
Then look for your USB stick device name with It should be something like
Finally, change the owner withwhere username is the output of the
Hope this helps!
Fred
I suspect the USB is currently only writable to the root user. To fix that, open a terminal and find your username with
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whoami
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lsblk
/dev/sdb1
. Make sure you get the right name! Finally, change the owner with
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sudo chown -R username:username device_name
whoami
you ran in the first step, and device_name from your second step. For example, for me it might look something like sudo chown -R fred:fred /dev/sdb1
.Hope this helps!
Fred
Re: No writing permissions on newly formatted USB-Stick (ntfs)?
Dear Fred, perfectly working. Thanks a lot. Blessings, Klaus
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