80GB USB HDD & No Permission

[Willis Taylor]

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Make a directory on the disk owned by you with these commands

sudo mkdir /media/disk/$USER
sudo chown $USER: /media/disk/$USER

where you would replace the /media/disk part with the actual mount
point 
if I guessed wrong.

Then you can backup your files to the new directory which is owned by 
you.


Nils
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Thank-you Nils, I kew it wouldn't be difficult but everything I found on
the web fell just short of the answer.I have made a note in my notebook
for the future.

And thanks to you other folks that answered also, thank-you.