I've set up Mint on an older laptop to run a Jellyfin server, and while most things are running smoothly, I'm stuck on permissions. I want to download files directly to my external hard drive, but every time I attempt to use a `chmod` command I find online, I get a 'Permission Denied' error. The only way I can move files is to download them to my Downloads folder first and then use `sudo mv` to transfer them to the hard drive, which is pretty tedious. How can I give applications like QBitTorrent write access to my external drive?
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First off, check what filesystem your external drive is using—MSDOS can cause some permission issues. Since Jellyfin might be running under a special user, make sure to consider that too. It sounds like your drive might be mounted incorrectly, which could result in these permission problems. You could try re-mounting it and setting the proper ownership for your user. That should help!
If you're using Flatpaks to run your applications, there's a great tool called Flatseal that lets you control permissions easily. That might solve your problem without diving too deep into the system settings.
You might need to mount your external drive to a folder in your filesystem to manage permissions better. Look into how to edit the fstab file for permanent mounting settings. This way, you can configure it so that permissions are assigned properly from the get-go.
Ah, I see! And how would I go about remounting the drive or changing the ownership settings? Just clicking Properties doesn't seem to work for changing permissions.