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[bth73]

running 16.04 live usb, sudo caja in terminal, try changing permissions on system folders to retrieve home folder from broken 16.04. nothing works to copy folder or files.
How can I copy my files to another usb stick?

[yancek]

You need to be more specific on the steps you have taken to mount/access the internal drive partition with your /home directory on it and what system folders are you trying to change? Mounting the partition on which your /home directory resides should not be a problem nor should copying files "from" it. You don't need root permissions to copy "from". More details are needed as "nothing works" doesn't tell us much.

[bth73]

Thanks - never-mind, just realized I didn't have permission in DESTINATION FOLDER , not issue with system folder.

[ajgreeny]

Great news!

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