From: none@not.here   
      
   Mike Easter wrote:   
   > Felix wrote:   
   >> Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>> The other thing you can do graphically w/ your file manager is to   
   >>> use it to navigate to File System/ media/ and then pick that   
   >>> Timeshift disk and R click it to get a function that has a   
   >>> Permissions tab.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> it's saying I'm not the owner.   
   >>   
   >> https://auslink.info/linux/tmdisk.png   
   >>   
   > What I'm going to say about that ownership problem is not 'good   
   > advice', but I mention it because you indicated earlier that you   
   > prefer to do things w/ a GUI if possible, and so do I.   
   >   
      
   I'm happy to use the command line, as long as I know the code is correct   
   of course   
      
   > You are *supposed to* fix these kind of problems/conditions w/ the   
   > command line, but it /can/ be done graphically if you choose to act   
   > against the good advice.   
   >   
   > You can use your file manager graphically in a 'root' or su condition   
   > and change the permissions.  I'm assuming that your fm is Nemo in   
   > Cinnamon.   
   >   
   > If you navigate to that disk and R click in Nemo you can open the dir   
   > as root by giving authentication. Then you can change the permissions   
   > graphically w/ the elevated privileges.   
   >   
   > 'They say' you aren't supposed to do that and the proper instructions   
   > are commandline chown.   
   >   
      
   the question in my mind is WHY am I not the owner? if you can give me   
   the correct code, I will use the terminal   
      
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