How do I move the contents of a USB III stick to a dedicated HDD?

[Shabakthanai]

Kubuntu 14.04 w/32GB memory and AMD 8-core @ 4.2GB

I am pretty sure my age is catching up, because this should be a no-brainer. I have opened two windows in Dolphin to make easy the action.

I am trying to move the contents of a Lexar USB III stick /media/steven/Lexar/ to /media/steven/_movies/. I have attempted to cut and paste, drag and copy, but when I drag and release to the HDD the contents do not appear or the option to copy.

If I select the contents of the Lexar USB III stick, then copy and and right click in the HDD window, the option to 'paste' is inactive.

The HDD is a TB drive with lots of open space. I can't remember how to check permissions, if that is the problem, but the drive is a single purpose HDD used for Movies and Videos. Additionally, I can not remember how to check permissions for the USB III stick either.

One thing that I notice that is irregular from intent is: When I open the TB HDD the address to locate content is "/media/steven/_movies/. I am pretty sure when I set up the drive, it was given the name /movies/ not /_movies/. Is this something that happens pre-determined by the OS or is it an error on my part.

When the drive appears in the left column in Dolphin under 'Devices', it shows as /movies, which is how I remember setting up the drive. I don't understand how the underscore got in there.

I am sorry to trouble you for something that I should be able to do without even giving the process a second thought. Shab

[Snowhog]

In Dolphin, in your Home directory, just create a new folder. Call it Movies. Then copy the USB stick contents into Movies.

[dequire]

In Dolphin, in your Home directory, just create a new folder. Call it Movies. Then copy the USB stick contents into Movies.

I think that's what he was saying...Sounds like a permission problem.

If I select the contents of the Lexar USB III stick, then copy and and right click in the HDD window, the option to 'paste' is inactive.

If I select the contents of the Lexar USB III stick, then copy and and right click in the HDD window, the option to 'paste' is inactive.

Sounds like a permission problem. You could open Dolphin as root via "kdesudo dolphin" in a terminal and see if that gets it done.

[woodsmoke]

I would agree that it is a permisions issue.

I have run into this in reverse with Lexar. I had to format the thing to FAT using Knoppix.

But then I was creating a clean drive not moving into a drive already populated.

woodsmoke

[Shabakthanai]

Hello friend,

My /home directory is located on an SSD drive and is only 256GB in size. Much of it has already been used. There is not enough space to hold the data from the USB III drive, which is over 100GB. If I put the contents into the 'Movies' folder, it will overload the SSD. I created storage areas in large 'TB' drives to hold large items like movies. That is the reason for wanting to continue adding to the TB drive titled as /movies.

Is it not possible to copy new entries into the /movies 6gbs HDD; there are 850GiB of space remaining?

Additionally, do you know why when I open that drive, the address in the address bar indicates the location as /media/steven/_movies with the underscore (I did not name the drive with an underscore simbol before movies.)? Shab

In Dolphin, in your Home directory, just create a new folder. Call it Movies. Then copy the USB stick contents into Movies.

[Snowhog]

Okay, so your PC's internal HDD is an SSD. You have a USB Stick which currently has content (movies) you want to transfer to a large external HDD.

When the large external HDD is connected, are you able to access it normally; can you open it in Dolphin and navigate folders/content without any permission issues?

Are you able to navigate the USB Stick contents in Dolphin without any permission issues?

[Shabakthanai]

I probably have forgotten something, I am getting old and forget stuff. When I open Dolphin in root, then right-click on Lexar, the USB Drive to have it open with a permissions option, the selection 'permissions' is not offered. I tried this before I made the original post, and can't figure out the error I made.

Additionally, when I opened in root, the konsole ran an entire page of Error messages, but root dolphin did open. Here is what the errors were:

steven@k14:~$ kdesudo dolphin
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.config/ibus/bus
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
steven@k14:~$ kdesudo dolphin
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.config/ibus/bus
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed: No such file or directory
QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /root/.config/ibus/bus
Bus:pen: Can not get ibus-daemon's address.
IBusInputContext::createInputContext: no connection to ibus-daemon
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceAdded(QDBusObjectPath)
Object::connect: No such signal org::freedesktop::UPower:eviceRemoved(QDBusObjectPath)
steven@k14:~$

I do not understand the instruction or how to fix what is apparently wrong. Shab

I think that's what he was saying...Sounds like a permission problem.

If I select the contents of the Lexar USB III stick, then copy and and right click in the HDD window, the option to 'paste' is inactive.



Sounds like a permission problem. You could open Dolphin as root via "kdesudo dolphin" in a terminal and see if that gets it done.

[Snowhog]

What I want you to do is safely remove the USB Stick; right-click on the entry (left-side pane) in Dolphin and click on Eject. Wait until the entry disappears, then remove the stick. If the large external HDD is similarly connected, do the same with it. Once that is done, close Dolphin.

Now, plug the USB Stick in and wait for the pop-up notifier that will offer choices as to what to do with the new device. Choose to Open in Dolphin. Once Dolphin opens, the drive will be mounted. Are you able to access it from Dolphin 'normally'?

[GreyGeek]

SInce his /home directory is on the SSD stick I'd be surprised if it could unmount it without a busy msg or crashing his system.

[Snowhog]

He states that his PC has an SSD (256GB in size). He has a USB Stick and 'storage areas in large 'TB' drives'. He is trying to copy/move content from the USB stick to the TB drives.

[Shabakthanai]

Yes, in both cases.

Okay, so your PC's internal HDD is an SSD. You have a USB Stick which currently has content (movies) you want to transfer to a large external HDD.

When the large external HDD is connected, are you able to access it normally; can you open it in Dolphin and navigate folders/content without any permission issues?

Are you able to navigate the USB Stick contents in Dolphin without any permission issues?

[Shabakthanai]

Eject did not appear, but Safely Remove did, so I selected it. I was unsure what to do, because the TB HDD is installed in my computer, just kept as a storage HDD; the option to Eject or Safely Remove did not appear, but Unmount was an option. Am I to select that?

I did not do it, not knowing what would happen if that was an improper choice. Still, I closed Dolphin, then re-opened Dolphin and opened the Lexar USB III stick. When I attempted to drag n drop or cut n paste, the computer responded the same as before my initial post.

What I want you to do is safely remove the USB Stick; right-click on the entry (left-side pane) in Dolphin and click on Eject. Wait until the entry disappears, then remove the stick. If the large external HDD is similarly connected, do the same with it. Once that is done, close Dolphin.

Now, plug the USB Stick in and wait for the pop-up notifier that will offer choices as to what to do with the new device. Choose to Open in Dolphin. Once Dolphin opens, the drive will be mounted. Are you able to access it from Dolphin 'normally'?

[Shabakthanai]

Thanks Snowhog, if I am misunderstood, that is precisely what I intended saying.

He states that his PC has an SSD (256GB in size). He has a USB Stick and 'storage areas in large 'TB' drives'. He is trying to copy/move content from the USB stick to the TB drives.

[Snowhog]

Okay. Good.

1. Connect the large external HHD you want to use for the movies you want transferred from the USB Stick and open it in Dolphin and create a new folder on it and name it what you want.

2. Connect the USB Stick and open it in Dolphin and click (or double-click) the folder containing your movies.

(You should have one instance of Dolphin running with the USB Stick being the location that is being displayed.)

3. Split Dolphin and in the other pane click on the external HDD you previously had open and then click (or double-click) the folder you created in 1.

4. Click on a blank area in the pane displaying the content of the USB Stick and select all the files (Ctrl+A) and then copy them (Ctrl+C).

5. Click on the other pane (the open folder created in 1.) and paste (Ctrl+V). Wait until the process finishes (could be a while). The files copied from 4. will appear. Ensure that they are all there before doing anything else.

6. After verifying that all the files have been pasted into the folder, you can Close the split-view of Dolphin.

[Snowhog]

Eject did not appear, but Safely Remove did, so I selected it. I was unsure what to do, because the TB HDD is installed in my computer, just kept as a storage HDD; the option to Eject or Safely Remove did not appear, but Unmount was an option. Am I to select that?

NO! As it is an internal (I assumed external; my bad), you want to keep it mounted.