Hrmmm, you said the ownership of user and group were both the correct user. Are the permissions on either of those also set to W. Did you write the original files on a different computer and maybe this computer has a version of the file system that doesn't allow writing? Brian Cluff On 01/17/2016 02:55 PM, dad wrote: > I tried the switch in both modes, no difference. > > On 01/17/2016 12:00 PM, plug-discuss-request@lists.phxlinux.org wrote: >> Send PLUG-discuss mailing list submissions to >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> plug-discuss-request@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> plug-discuss-owner@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of PLUG-discuss digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Permissions (dad) >> 2. Re: Permissions (Brian Cluff) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 20:03:46 -0700 >> From: dad >> To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> Subject: Permissions >> Message-ID: <569B0492.6000006@cox.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >> >> Okay I need some help here. My desktop system is Mint 17.3. The owner >> name of said system is dad. >> I bought an 8 gig micro card and named the owner dad. I put music on >> this card in m4a format. >> THEN, I bought an mp3 player that ONLY plays mp3's. This player won't >> recognize my m4a files. >> I installed a program called sound converter to convert the offensive >> files. The micro card will NOT let me add or delete files to it. >> Therefore I can't convert the offensive files. >> How do I get the Micro card I own to accept converted music that I own >> to it? >> Checking the ownership of each, says dad own both. What am I missing >> here? >> > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss