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I do not have write permissions on an HDD that is mounted. I tried following another thread but I can't figure out how to get the terminal commands to work.

external hard disk READ ONLY

This is the thread I tried following. Please let me know what information you need from me in order to alter the commands.

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ArthurB
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Open your terminal and type:

 gksudo nautilus

Enter your password, Nautilus (File Browser) will open in root mode, don't close the Terminal, just minimize it.

Next find your HDD left under Devices, right click it to Properties, go to Permissions tab then change it to your username and your group to fit your wanted permissions.

Voila,close Nautilus and Terminal and your problem is solved.

If not working come back here ;)

EDIT: Check the "Change Permisisons for Enclosed Files" under Permissions

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Zbunjeni
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The changes don't seem to be sticking. This is an internal HDD, it just contains video/music/documents, etc. I'm not able to change them in sudo nautilus anymore, only regular nautilus. once i change it to read and write it reverts back to read only

ArthurB
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