[solved] external hdd no write access

i am using xfce, in thunar i have no access to delete and create files inside the hdd. my 2 external hdd also using ntfs. normal user no access right do with hdd? only root user?
Last edited by Dogs1985 (2013-08-18 19:57:01)

karol wrote:
Dogs1985 wrote:
karol wrote:Do you have ntfs-3g installed https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ntfs ?
What are the mount options for these drives?
how to check the mount option?
Post the output of
mount | column -t
/dev/sdb1 on /run/media/akira/EXTHDD type ntfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=100,fmask=0177,dmask=077,nls=utf8,errors=continue,mft_zone_multiplier=1,uhelper=udisks2)

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I just got a new mac and use my external hard drive to save all my images to but whenever I go to save my photo to my hard drive it says I do not have write access....Whats wrong how do i fix this or do i need a new hard drive??@

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