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Just installed Ubuntu on a 500 GB hard drive. I have another 2TB drive in that same computer that I am using as a backup of large files.



When I try to copy the file (~50GB) from an external WD drive into the 2 TB drive, I always get a permission error. I formatted the 2TB drive as ext 4 and later as ntfs but i still get the same result.



Is there any way i can transfer those files?










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    provide the error you receive and the effective permission of file and mount point of your 2TB disk

    – AtomiX84
    Jan 25 at 14:36











  • Double-check that the drive being written to is mounted writeable (rw) too

    – Xen2050
    Jan 25 at 15:08











  • thank you for the response. i will post more information when i get back to work. the computer i was trying to fix is in the office. but i really appreciate your response

    – Khun Kru
    Jan 26 at 15:05
















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Just installed Ubuntu on a 500 GB hard drive. I have another 2TB drive in that same computer that I am using as a backup of large files.



When I try to copy the file (~50GB) from an external WD drive into the 2 TB drive, I always get a permission error. I formatted the 2TB drive as ext 4 and later as ntfs but i still get the same result.



Is there any way i can transfer those files?










share|improve this question


















  • 2





    provide the error you receive and the effective permission of file and mount point of your 2TB disk

    – AtomiX84
    Jan 25 at 14:36











  • Double-check that the drive being written to is mounted writeable (rw) too

    – Xen2050
    Jan 25 at 15:08











  • thank you for the response. i will post more information when i get back to work. the computer i was trying to fix is in the office. but i really appreciate your response

    – Khun Kru
    Jan 26 at 15:05














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Just installed Ubuntu on a 500 GB hard drive. I have another 2TB drive in that same computer that I am using as a backup of large files.



When I try to copy the file (~50GB) from an external WD drive into the 2 TB drive, I always get a permission error. I formatted the 2TB drive as ext 4 and later as ntfs but i still get the same result.



Is there any way i can transfer those files?










share|improve this question














Just installed Ubuntu on a 500 GB hard drive. I have another 2TB drive in that same computer that I am using as a backup of large files.



When I try to copy the file (~50GB) from an external WD drive into the 2 TB drive, I always get a permission error. I formatted the 2TB drive as ext 4 and later as ntfs but i still get the same result.



Is there any way i can transfer those files?







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    provide the error you receive and the effective permission of file and mount point of your 2TB disk

    – AtomiX84
    Jan 25 at 14:36











  • Double-check that the drive being written to is mounted writeable (rw) too

    – Xen2050
    Jan 25 at 15:08











  • thank you for the response. i will post more information when i get back to work. the computer i was trying to fix is in the office. but i really appreciate your response

    – Khun Kru
    Jan 26 at 15:05














  • 2





    provide the error you receive and the effective permission of file and mount point of your 2TB disk

    – AtomiX84
    Jan 25 at 14:36











  • Double-check that the drive being written to is mounted writeable (rw) too

    – Xen2050
    Jan 25 at 15:08











  • thank you for the response. i will post more information when i get back to work. the computer i was trying to fix is in the office. but i really appreciate your response

    – Khun Kru
    Jan 26 at 15:05








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provide the error you receive and the effective permission of file and mount point of your 2TB disk

– AtomiX84
Jan 25 at 14:36





provide the error you receive and the effective permission of file and mount point of your 2TB disk

– AtomiX84
Jan 25 at 14:36













Double-check that the drive being written to is mounted writeable (rw) too

– Xen2050
Jan 25 at 15:08





Double-check that the drive being written to is mounted writeable (rw) too

– Xen2050
Jan 25 at 15:08













thank you for the response. i will post more information when i get back to work. the computer i was trying to fix is in the office. but i really appreciate your response

– Khun Kru
Jan 26 at 15:05





thank you for the response. i will post more information when i get back to work. the computer i was trying to fix is in the office. but i really appreciate your response

– Khun Kru
Jan 26 at 15:05










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