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I can't copy any files from my Ubuntu (13.10) to Pendrive (Jetflash Transcend 8GB) When I try to copy a simple file, it says -

*Error While copying to "Transcend".
*The destination is read only

I tried both NTFS and FAT filesystem. As I am new to Ubuntu, tell me in detail.

muru
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bechitra
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  • What filesystem are you using on your flash drive? NTFS, FAT-32, etc. And how do you mount the drive? By command line, in fstab, in your GUI/file manager, etc. Please [edit] your question to include these details. – gertvdijk Jan 08 '14 at 14:02
  • there is an Windows based solution described here: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-684835-transcend-4gb-jetflash-write-protected this refers to Transcend's recovery tool and instructions. – user68186 Jan 08 '14 at 14:12

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The following methods will often solve the problem and let you write to the pendrive.

If it does not work, there might be another problem, which can be analyzed as described in the following links

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You probably have a hardware switch on your pendrive enabling read only access. It's usually marked with a little padlock or "lock" word.

Otherwise it may be an ownership issue. In terminal:

cd /media/your_username
ls -l

and check if you have owner status. If not:

sudo chown -R your_username pendrive_name

Replace your_username with your active user name, and pendrive_name with your pendrive name (found by ls command).

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