Every USB stick saying “The Destination is Read Onlyâ€
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Any USB stick I put in now says that "the destination is read only." I have tried
sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sdb1 (sdb1 being the path of my usb)
but this does not work (still receive "read only" msg). I have done an umount and remount. No go. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a newbie, so please keep any answers simple.
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Any USB stick I put in now says that "the destination is read only." I have tried
sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sdb1 (sdb1 being the path of my usb)
but this does not work (still receive "read only" msg). I have done an umount and remount. No go. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a newbie, so please keep any answers simple.
usb mount
edited Jun 10 at 18:10
zx485
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asked Jun 10 at 17:51
Steven May
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Is the stick writable on other comps?
– Pilot6
Jun 10 at 18:16
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The question, as written, implies, but does not explicitly state, that is a recurring problem with multiple USB sticks. Please edit to specify whether this is the case. Also, why are you mounting USB sticks withsudo? Removable media can usually be mounted from a file manager.
– xiota
Jun 10 at 19:34
Try to analyze the problem according to this link, Can't format my usb drive. I have already tried with mkdosfs and gparted. -- What have you done with the USB sticks? Are they standard sticks, that you use to store files? Are they USB boot drives (for example to install Ubuntu)? Have you created or modified the partition(s) or file system(s)?
– sudodus
Jun 10 at 19:40
I had assumed it was all usb sticks, but I had only tried 3 of them. I just tried 6 more, and one of them works! Not sure if it's a coincidence, but this one has the most free space (16gb stick with 11gb free). The others all have less than a gig free, yet plenty of room (e.g. one has 650mb free), to copy the 900kb file I am trying to copy onto them.
– Steven May
Jun 11 at 2:40
From your answer I assume that these USB pendrives are standard sticks, that you use to store files and I would guess that they are healthy (at least most of them), so you should be able to write files to them. Please try to unmount and mount them according to the following link, How do I use 'chmod' on an NTFS (or FAT32) partition?
– sudodus
Jun 11 at 5:48
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Any USB stick I put in now says that "the destination is read only." I have tried
sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sdb1 (sdb1 being the path of my usb)
but this does not work (still receive "read only" msg). I have done an umount and remount. No go. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a newbie, so please keep any answers simple.
usb mount
edited Jun 10 at 18:10
zx485
750514
asked Jun 10 at 17:51
Steven May
61
Any USB stick I put in now says that "the destination is read only." I have tried
sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/sdb1 (sdb1 being the path of my usb)
but this does not work (still receive "read only" msg). I have done an umount and remount. No go. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a newbie, so please keep any answers simple.
usb mount
edited Jun 10 at 18:10
zx485
750514
asked Jun 10 at 17:51
Steven May
61
edited Jun 10 at 18:10
zx485
750514
edited Jun 10 at 18:10
zx485
750514
edited Jun 10 at 18:10
zx485
750514
750514
asked Jun 10 at 17:51
Steven May
61
asked Jun 10 at 17:51
Steven May
61
asked Jun 10 at 17:51
Steven May
61
61
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Is the stick writable on other comps?
– Pilot6
Jun 10 at 18:16
1
The question, as written, implies, but does not explicitly state, that is a recurring problem with multiple USB sticks. Please edit to specify whether this is the case. Also, why are you mounting USB sticks withsudo? Removable media can usually be mounted from a file manager.
– xiota
Jun 10 at 19:34
Try to analyze the problem according to this link, Can't format my usb drive. I have already tried with mkdosfs and gparted. -- What have you done with the USB sticks? Are they standard sticks, that you use to store files? Are they USB boot drives (for example to install Ubuntu)? Have you created or modified the partition(s) or file system(s)?
– sudodus
Jun 10 at 19:40
I had assumed it was all usb sticks, but I had only tried 3 of them. I just tried 6 more, and one of them works! Not sure if it's a coincidence, but this one has the most free space (16gb stick with 11gb free). The others all have less than a gig free, yet plenty of room (e.g. one has 650mb free), to copy the 900kb file I am trying to copy onto them.
– Steven May
Jun 11 at 2:40
From your answer I assume that these USB pendrives are standard sticks, that you use to store files and I would guess that they are healthy (at least most of them), so you should be able to write files to them. Please try to unmount and mount them according to the following link, How do I use 'chmod' on an NTFS (or FAT32) partition?
– sudodus
Jun 11 at 5:48
 |Â
show 1 more comment
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Is the stick writable on other comps?
– Pilot6
Jun 10 at 18:16
1
The question, as written, implies, but does not explicitly state, that is a recurring problem with multiple USB sticks. Please edit to specify whether this is the case. Also, why are you mounting USB sticks withsudo? Removable media can usually be mounted from a file manager.
– xiota
Jun 10 at 19:34
Try to analyze the problem according to this link, Can't format my usb drive. I have already tried with mkdosfs and gparted. -- What have you done with the USB sticks? Are they standard sticks, that you use to store files? Are they USB boot drives (for example to install Ubuntu)? Have you created or modified the partition(s) or file system(s)?
– sudodus
Jun 10 at 19:40
I had assumed it was all usb sticks, but I had only tried 3 of them. I just tried 6 more, and one of them works! Not sure if it's a coincidence, but this one has the most free space (16gb stick with 11gb free). The others all have less than a gig free, yet plenty of room (e.g. one has 650mb free), to copy the 900kb file I am trying to copy onto them.
– Steven May
Jun 11 at 2:40
From your answer I assume that these USB pendrives are standard sticks, that you use to store files and I would guess that they are healthy (at least most of them), so you should be able to write files to them. Please try to unmount and mount them according to the following link, How do I use 'chmod' on an NTFS (or FAT32) partition?
– sudodus
Jun 11 at 5:48
1
1
Is the stick writable on other comps?
– Pilot6
Jun 10 at 18:16
Is the stick writable on other comps?
– Pilot6
Jun 10 at 18:16
1
1
The question, as written, implies, but does not explicitly state, that is a recurring problem with multiple USB sticks. Please edit to specify whether this is the case. Also, why are you mounting USB sticks with
sudo? Removable media can usually be mounted from a file manager.– xiota
Jun 10 at 19:34
The question, as written, implies, but does not explicitly state, that is a recurring problem with multiple USB sticks. Please edit to specify whether this is the case. Also, why are you mounting USB sticks with
sudo? Removable media can usually be mounted from a file manager.– xiota
Jun 10 at 19:34
Try to analyze the problem according to this link, Can't format my usb drive. I have already tried with mkdosfs and gparted. -- What have you done with the USB sticks? Are they standard sticks, that you use to store files? Are they USB boot drives (for example to install Ubuntu)? Have you created or modified the partition(s) or file system(s)?
– sudodus
Jun 10 at 19:40
Try to analyze the problem according to this link, Can't format my usb drive. I have already tried with mkdosfs and gparted. -- What have you done with the USB sticks? Are they standard sticks, that you use to store files? Are they USB boot drives (for example to install Ubuntu)? Have you created or modified the partition(s) or file system(s)?
– sudodus
Jun 10 at 19:40
I had assumed it was all usb sticks, but I had only tried 3 of them. I just tried 6 more, and one of them works! Not sure if it's a coincidence, but this one has the most free space (16gb stick with 11gb free). The others all have less than a gig free, yet plenty of room (e.g. one has 650mb free), to copy the 900kb file I am trying to copy onto them.
– Steven May
Jun 11 at 2:40
I had assumed it was all usb sticks, but I had only tried 3 of them. I just tried 6 more, and one of them works! Not sure if it's a coincidence, but this one has the most free space (16gb stick with 11gb free). The others all have less than a gig free, yet plenty of room (e.g. one has 650mb free), to copy the 900kb file I am trying to copy onto them.
– Steven May
Jun 11 at 2:40
From your answer I assume that these USB pendrives are standard sticks, that you use to store files and I would guess that they are healthy (at least most of them), so you should be able to write files to them. Please try to unmount and mount them according to the following link, How do I use 'chmod' on an NTFS (or FAT32) partition?
– sudodus
Jun 11 at 5:48
From your answer I assume that these USB pendrives are standard sticks, that you use to store files and I would guess that they are healthy (at least most of them), so you should be able to write files to them. Please try to unmount and mount them according to the following link, How do I use 'chmod' on an NTFS (or FAT32) partition?
– sudodus
Jun 11 at 5:48
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Is the stick writable on other comps?
– Pilot6
Jun 10 at 18:16
1
The question, as written, implies, but does not explicitly state, that is a recurring problem with multiple USB sticks. Please edit to specify whether this is the case. Also, why are you mounting USB sticks with
sudo? Removable media can usually be mounted from a file manager.– xiota
Jun 10 at 19:34
Try to analyze the problem according to this link, Can't format my usb drive. I have already tried with mkdosfs and gparted. -- What have you done with the USB sticks? Are they standard sticks, that you use to store files? Are they USB boot drives (for example to install Ubuntu)? Have you created or modified the partition(s) or file system(s)?
– sudodus
Jun 10 at 19:40
I had assumed it was all usb sticks, but I had only tried 3 of them. I just tried 6 more, and one of them works! Not sure if it's a coincidence, but this one has the most free space (16gb stick with 11gb free). The others all have less than a gig free, yet plenty of room (e.g. one has 650mb free), to copy the 900kb file I am trying to copy onto them.
– Steven May
Jun 11 at 2:40
From your answer I assume that these USB pendrives are standard sticks, that you use to store files and I would guess that they are healthy (at least most of them), so you should be able to write files to them. Please try to unmount and mount them according to the following link, How do I use 'chmod' on an NTFS (or FAT32) partition?
– sudodus
Jun 11 at 5:48