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Can't cut and paste files between external hard drive and home folder

I'm trying to backup my files on an external hard drive on Arch. I don't want to have to run rsync, but just cut and paste folders from my home directory into the mounted drive. I was able to do this automatically on Ubuntu and Debian, but I can't do this on Arch. I've tried

Code:

sudo chmod 777 /mnt/my_drive

before and after mounting, but every time I try to paste files into my mounted external hard drive, I get a permission denied error pop-up in Thunar.

In addition to the chmod manpage, I've also gone to stackoverflow to try to solve the problem.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKM512 (Post 6396763)

In addition to the chmod manpage, I've also gone to stackoverflow to try to solve the problem.

And it looks like it is also solved on SO. Or do you still have any questions?

Quote:

Originally Posted by AKM512 (Post 6396763)

Code:

sudo chmod 777 /mnt/my_drive

What is the file format and what is its partition table?

File formats: NTFS, FAT32, ext4, btrfs, etc
Partition tables: old fashioned DOS/MBR or newer GPT (for UEFI, bigger than 2TB drives, multiple primary partitions and so on and so forth)
Also, if NTFS or FAT, are you also using that external USB drive with a Window$ system? If yes, did you properly remove it from the Window$ system prior to physically unplugging it from the USB port?