write on usb-hdd

[fabdo]

i have a problem with my external usb-drive. when i plug it in, PCManFM opens/mount it and opend it in a new windows.
but i can only read it. even when i open this folder as root i cannot change the attributes to read and writeable.

what can i do?

[Neal ManBear]

Questions:     
How is the HDD formatted? ext2/3/4? fat32? ntfs? other?     
Were any of the files on it owned by another user when they were added to it? (If so, maybe changing the ownership of those files would help.)     
Did the files originate in a windows environment? Or Linux?     

[fabdo]

these are my own data-files. copied with linux (another distro) on the ntfs-drive.
(ntfs-3g package is installed)

[DeBaas]

As root with file manager goto /media/nameofusb
right mouse click properties and change to watever you want
plus apply to all folders and submaps.
If you choose read and write for all users and groups you can use it on all Linux machines.
Your users have all a number, this is not the same with different distro's.
Thats why you cannot write to the usb, the maps/files are from a different user(number)
Or you have only read rights on NTFS (if not installed, ntfs-config in Synaptic)
A fat formatted usb has no rights management, but has large file problems.

Ed

[Neal ManBear]

If you're only using Linux, back up all data on the drive and format it to ext3 or ext4. This is better than using ntfs, IMO.     

[daniel]

If you're only using Linux, back up all data on the drive and format it to ext3 or ext4. This is better than using ntfs, IMO.     

I use here only fat32, because i plug on my media player.

How large is your biggest file, fabdo?