nemo claims device is read-only

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nemo claims device is read-only

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I am unable to write to a memory stock using nemo. The error message is "Error while copying to 'SANDISK' - The destination is read-only" Permissions are correct, free space is available and there is no write protect on the usb stick.

If I use cli, I can create new folders and new documents with nano, but I am unable to do the sane using nemo. Syslog shows nothing when the failure occurs and the following dmesg shows that the device is mounted fine with no write protect.

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dmesg:
new high-speed USB device number 14 using ehci-pci
usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0781, idProduct=5567
usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 2-1.2: Product: Firebird USB Flash Drive
usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: SanDisk
usb 2-1.2: SerialNumber: 4C532[[etc..]
usb-storage 2-1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
scsi host6: usb-storage 2-1.2:1.0
scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer Blade     1.26 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 31266816 512-byte logical blocks: (16.0 GB/14.9 GiB)
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
sdb: sdb1
sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
I installed Nautilus and was able to create files and folders and paste to the stick.

I then removed nemo from the system and then installed nemo again. Now it works fine. The system updates were up to date, yet there was a significant fault with nemo.

I have not "resolved" the problem, but seem to have found a "fix" (in real-time whilst writing this post). Rather than delete the post (now that the problem is "fixed") I decided to post this for others with similar problems and perhaps for someone to suggest an alternative solution.

How does one protect from other apps failing like this?
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