Permission Issues

[bdemarco]

For some reason, I now have problems copying files/folders from my MacBook Pro document folder to an external hard drive. The message I receive is:
"The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items."
However, I can go to my Windows 7 laptop, also tied into the network, and from that machine, actually copy the files from my MacBook Pro to the network hard drive.
The issue is when I attempt from my MacBook Pro to copy.
Suggestions on how to proceed or where I research an answer?
Thanks

 

[velocityg4]

For some reason, I now have problems copying files/folders from my MacBook Pro document folder to an external hard drive. The message I receive is:
"The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items."
However, I can go to my Windows 7 laptop, also tied into the network, and from that machine, actually copy the files from my MacBook Pro to the network hard drive.
The issue is when I attempt from my MacBook Pro to copy.
Suggestions on how to proceed or where I research an answer?
Thanks

Is the drive formatted in NTFS? As I recall I would get that message since OS X can not natively write to NTFS just read. To write to NTFS you will need to install MacFUSE and NTFS-3G.

Otherwise you should be able to select Get Info on the drive itself and check the ignore ownership on this volume option.

 

[Arrandale]

For some reason, I now have problems copying files/folders from my MacBook Pro document folder to an external hard drive. The message I receive is:
"The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items."
However, I can go to my Windows 7 laptop, also tied into the network, and from that machine, actually copy the files from my MacBook Pro to the network hard drive.
The issue is when I attempt from my MacBook Pro to copy.
Suggestions on how to proceed or where I research an answer?
Thanks

you can edit permissions in the info window (select folder, then cmd-i) or by using command line tools. make sure the write permission is set to 'all'

 

[bdemarco]

network drive is NTFS

thanks for your help
will look into your suggestions here
regard