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I copied my files from my Windows 10 computer to a USB stick.
When I insert the stick into the USB port I can open the files on my Ubuntu computer (18.04.1).
I'm trying to copy them from the USB stick to my Ubuntu Files but can't figure out how. Tried dragging to the file icon on the dock with no success. Tried right click and "copy" but no "paste command when right click on File icon.
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I copied my files from my Windows 10 computer to a USB stick.
When I insert the stick into the USB port I can open the files on my Ubuntu computer (18.04.1).
I'm trying to copy them from the USB stick to my Ubuntu Files but can't figure out how. Tried dragging to the file icon on the dock with no success. Tried right click and "copy" but no "paste command when right click on File icon.
usb
asked Feb 13 at 22:03
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I copied my files from my Windows 10 computer to a USB stick.
When I insert the stick into the USB port I can open the files on my Ubuntu computer (18.04.1).
I'm trying to copy them from the USB stick to my Ubuntu Files but can't figure out how. Tried dragging to the file icon on the dock with no success. Tried right click and "copy" but no "paste command when right click on File icon.
usb
asked Feb 13 at 22:03
ponysboyponysboy
31
I copied my files from my Windows 10 computer to a USB stick.
When I insert the stick into the USB port I can open the files on my Ubuntu computer (18.04.1).
I'm trying to copy them from the USB stick to my Ubuntu Files but can't figure out how. Tried dragging to the file icon on the dock with no success. Tried right click and "copy" but no "paste command when right click on File icon.
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See the official documentation: Copy or move files and folders
Basically you just need to open a destination folder (i.e. the folder you want to copy the files into) instead of trying to use the Files icon. You can drag and drop into the destination folder, or right click inside the destination folder then you will see the "Paste" option.
answered Feb 13 at 22:35
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- Explanation
I guess you are trying to copy the files to a root directory (or any other that doesn't belong to your user).
To verify if this is the issue, open the file explorer and go to the destintation directory, then right click and select Open in terminal
Now execute ls -la
ls is a command to list the files and directories.
The parameter -l shows a "long list format" which includes the owner user and group.
And the parameter -a shows the hidden files and dirs, the ones that begin with ".", for example ".bash_history", but in this case what interests us is the current dir, which is represented as "." (a period).
The output should look like this:
total 124
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Feb 11 11:28 bin
Look at the second line
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
This represents the current directory, 3rd and 4th column shows user and group owner, respectively, if 3rd column isn't your user then this is the problem.
This has to do with permissions too (the first column), but I will not explain it here beacuse is most likely not what you need.
- Solution
Open the file explorer, go to the usb dir, right click and Open in terminal.
Now execute:
sudo cp fileNameFromUSB /dessired/dir
That will simply copy the file you want to the dir you choose, the trick is the sudo part, which will execute the command as root, allowing you to copy the files wherever you need.
Btw, welcome to the community!
answered Feb 13 at 23:32
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See the official documentation: Copy or move files and folders
Basically you just need to open a destination folder (i.e. the folder you want to copy the files into) instead of trying to use the Files icon. You can drag and drop into the destination folder, or right click inside the destination folder then you will see the "Paste" option.
answered Feb 13 at 22:35
wjandreawjandrea
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See the official documentation: Copy or move files and folders
Basically you just need to open a destination folder (i.e. the folder you want to copy the files into) instead of trying to use the Files icon. You can drag and drop into the destination folder, or right click inside the destination folder then you will see the "Paste" option.
answered Feb 13 at 22:35
wjandreawjandrea
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See the official documentation: Copy or move files and folders
Basically you just need to open a destination folder (i.e. the folder you want to copy the files into) instead of trying to use the Files icon. You can drag and drop into the destination folder, or right click inside the destination folder then you will see the "Paste" option.
answered Feb 13 at 22:35
wjandreawjandrea
9,57142765
See the official documentation: Copy or move files and folders
Basically you just need to open a destination folder (i.e. the folder you want to copy the files into) instead of trying to use the Files icon. You can drag and drop into the destination folder, or right click inside the destination folder then you will see the "Paste" option.
answered Feb 13 at 22:35
wjandreawjandrea
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answered Feb 13 at 22:35
wjandreawjandrea
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answered Feb 13 at 22:35
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- Explanation
I guess you are trying to copy the files to a root directory (or any other that doesn't belong to your user).
To verify if this is the issue, open the file explorer and go to the destintation directory, then right click and select Open in terminal
Now execute ls -la
ls is a command to list the files and directories.
The parameter -l shows a "long list format" which includes the owner user and group.
And the parameter -a shows the hidden files and dirs, the ones that begin with ".", for example ".bash_history", but in this case what interests us is the current dir, which is represented as "." (a period).
The output should look like this:
total 124
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Feb 11 11:28 bin
Look at the second line
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
This represents the current directory, 3rd and 4th column shows user and group owner, respectively, if 3rd column isn't your user then this is the problem.
This has to do with permissions too (the first column), but I will not explain it here beacuse is most likely not what you need.
- Solution
Open the file explorer, go to the usb dir, right click and Open in terminal.
Now execute:
sudo cp fileNameFromUSB /dessired/dir
That will simply copy the file you want to the dir you choose, the trick is the sudo part, which will execute the command as root, allowing you to copy the files wherever you need.
Btw, welcome to the community!
answered Feb 13 at 23:32
Boy GraffityBoy Graffity
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- Explanation
I guess you are trying to copy the files to a root directory (or any other that doesn't belong to your user).
To verify if this is the issue, open the file explorer and go to the destintation directory, then right click and select Open in terminal
Now execute ls -la
ls is a command to list the files and directories.
The parameter -l shows a "long list format" which includes the owner user and group.
And the parameter -a shows the hidden files and dirs, the ones that begin with ".", for example ".bash_history", but in this case what interests us is the current dir, which is represented as "." (a period).
The output should look like this:
total 124
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Feb 11 11:28 bin
Look at the second line
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
This represents the current directory, 3rd and 4th column shows user and group owner, respectively, if 3rd column isn't your user then this is the problem.
This has to do with permissions too (the first column), but I will not explain it here beacuse is most likely not what you need.
- Solution
Open the file explorer, go to the usb dir, right click and Open in terminal.
Now execute:
sudo cp fileNameFromUSB /dessired/dir
That will simply copy the file you want to the dir you choose, the trick is the sudo part, which will execute the command as root, allowing you to copy the files wherever you need.
Btw, welcome to the community!
answered Feb 13 at 23:32
Boy GraffityBoy Graffity
6113
add a comment |
- Explanation
I guess you are trying to copy the files to a root directory (or any other that doesn't belong to your user).
To verify if this is the issue, open the file explorer and go to the destintation directory, then right click and select Open in terminal
Now execute ls -la
ls is a command to list the files and directories.
The parameter -l shows a "long list format" which includes the owner user and group.
And the parameter -a shows the hidden files and dirs, the ones that begin with ".", for example ".bash_history", but in this case what interests us is the current dir, which is represented as "." (a period).
The output should look like this:
total 124
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Feb 11 11:28 bin
Look at the second line
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
This represents the current directory, 3rd and 4th column shows user and group owner, respectively, if 3rd column isn't your user then this is the problem.
This has to do with permissions too (the first column), but I will not explain it here beacuse is most likely not what you need.
- Solution
Open the file explorer, go to the usb dir, right click and Open in terminal.
Now execute:
sudo cp fileNameFromUSB /dessired/dir
That will simply copy the file you want to the dir you choose, the trick is the sudo part, which will execute the command as root, allowing you to copy the files wherever you need.
Btw, welcome to the community!
answered Feb 13 at 23:32
Boy GraffityBoy Graffity
6113
- Explanation
I guess you are trying to copy the files to a root directory (or any other that doesn't belong to your user).
To verify if this is the issue, open the file explorer and go to the destintation directory, then right click and select Open in terminal
Now execute ls -la
ls is a command to list the files and directories.
The parameter -l shows a "long list format" which includes the owner user and group.
And the parameter -a shows the hidden files and dirs, the ones that begin with ".", for example ".bash_history", but in this case what interests us is the current dir, which is represented as "." (a period).
The output should look like this:
total 124
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 12288 Feb 11 11:28 bin
Look at the second line
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Feb 8 16:04 .
This represents the current directory, 3rd and 4th column shows user and group owner, respectively, if 3rd column isn't your user then this is the problem.
This has to do with permissions too (the first column), but I will not explain it here beacuse is most likely not what you need.
- Solution
Open the file explorer, go to the usb dir, right click and Open in terminal.
Now execute:
sudo cp fileNameFromUSB /dessired/dir
That will simply copy the file you want to the dir you choose, the trick is the sudo part, which will execute the command as root, allowing you to copy the files wherever you need.
Btw, welcome to the community!
answered Feb 13 at 23:32
Boy GraffityBoy Graffity
6113
answered Feb 13 at 23:32
Boy GraffityBoy Graffity
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answered Feb 13 at 23:32
Boy GraffityBoy Graffity
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answered Feb 13 at 23:32
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