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I simply want to reformat a 2TB Seagate for use in Ubuntu with full permissions

I have completely backed up all data from said drive and physically disconnected the backup drive so I don't screw it up. I've searched high and low for the basic command line syntax and proper ...
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Formatting external and giving 755 rights?

I have a Glyph Blackbox Plus 1Tb External hard drive here. I have set it up to be an external backup for some git repositories and to hold other various documentation/files. I'm having trouble ...
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Unable to move or copy files from partition to other due to permission issue

I do have 3 partitions in my hard drive the first one contains boot files while other partitions are empty. While trying to copy file from usb drive to the empty hard drives it showed this "The folder ...
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How to set up Transcend StoreJet 25M3 1TB USB 3.0 external hard drive to backup an ext4 file system?

I just bought me a Transcend StoreJet 25M3 1TB USB 3.0 external hard drive to back up data from my laptop running Ubuntu 14.10. I tried unison file synchronizer, but I got errors Failed to set ...
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New HDD formating on Ext4 root permission

I have this new 80Gb HDD I want to use it as a backup storage for my actual system (14.04) not a server. I formatted it with Gpart but I just can't write in it, when I search for permissions it tells ...
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