Copy files from hard drive when booting from pen drive











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My Ubuntu system (16.04) has crashed.
before I re-install it, I need to copy some files in the home folder on the hard drive to the pen drive.
But since I am booting from the pen drive, I don't have reading rights for the files, so I cannot copy them.
How can I get around this?
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  • Use sudo cp /... /....
    – Hobbyist
    Nov 16 at 16:30










  • @Orm you want to copy files from home folder to the same pen-drive you have booted? or other pen-drive?
    – PRATAP
    Nov 16 at 16:31










  • You need to have built your "pen drive" with "persistent storage". If you have an "Encrypted HOME directory", search on AskUbuntu, and be sure to backup /home/.ecryptfs as well as /home/$USER.
    – waltinator
    Nov 16 at 18:03










  • For copying home directory you want to use rsync, (or grsyc for gui). not cp. If you have a /home partition you can clone it using gparted copy/paste.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 2:31










  • You may need to copy individual files as root, for 16.04, download gksu and run gksu nautilus. you should then be able to copy and paste the files.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 9:57















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My Ubuntu system (16.04) has crashed.
before I re-install it, I need to copy some files in the home folder on the hard drive to the pen drive.
But since I am booting from the pen drive, I don't have reading rights for the files, so I cannot copy them.
How can I get around this?
Thanks






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share|improve this question






















  • Use sudo cp /... /....
    – Hobbyist
    Nov 16 at 16:30










  • @Orm you want to copy files from home folder to the same pen-drive you have booted? or other pen-drive?
    – PRATAP
    Nov 16 at 16:31










  • You need to have built your "pen drive" with "persistent storage". If you have an "Encrypted HOME directory", search on AskUbuntu, and be sure to backup /home/.ecryptfs as well as /home/$USER.
    – waltinator
    Nov 16 at 18:03










  • For copying home directory you want to use rsync, (or grsyc for gui). not cp. If you have a /home partition you can clone it using gparted copy/paste.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 2:31










  • You may need to copy individual files as root, for 16.04, download gksu and run gksu nautilus. you should then be able to copy and paste the files.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 9:57













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My Ubuntu system (16.04) has crashed.
before I re-install it, I need to copy some files in the home folder on the hard drive to the pen drive.
But since I am booting from the pen drive, I don't have reading rights for the files, so I cannot copy them.
How can I get around this?
Thanks






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share|improve this question













My Ubuntu system (16.04) has crashed.
before I re-install it, I need to copy some files in the home folder on the hard drive to the pen drive.
But since I am booting from the pen drive, I don't have reading rights for the files, so I cannot copy them.
How can I get around this?
Thanks






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  • Use sudo cp /... /....
    – Hobbyist
    Nov 16 at 16:30










  • @Orm you want to copy files from home folder to the same pen-drive you have booted? or other pen-drive?
    – PRATAP
    Nov 16 at 16:31










  • You need to have built your "pen drive" with "persistent storage". If you have an "Encrypted HOME directory", search on AskUbuntu, and be sure to backup /home/.ecryptfs as well as /home/$USER.
    – waltinator
    Nov 16 at 18:03










  • For copying home directory you want to use rsync, (or grsyc for gui). not cp. If you have a /home partition you can clone it using gparted copy/paste.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 2:31










  • You may need to copy individual files as root, for 16.04, download gksu and run gksu nautilus. you should then be able to copy and paste the files.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 9:57


















  • Use sudo cp /... /....
    – Hobbyist
    Nov 16 at 16:30










  • @Orm you want to copy files from home folder to the same pen-drive you have booted? or other pen-drive?
    – PRATAP
    Nov 16 at 16:31










  • You need to have built your "pen drive" with "persistent storage". If you have an "Encrypted HOME directory", search on AskUbuntu, and be sure to backup /home/.ecryptfs as well as /home/$USER.
    – waltinator
    Nov 16 at 18:03










  • For copying home directory you want to use rsync, (or grsyc for gui). not cp. If you have a /home partition you can clone it using gparted copy/paste.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 2:31










  • You may need to copy individual files as root, for 16.04, download gksu and run gksu nautilus. you should then be able to copy and paste the files.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Nov 17 at 9:57
















Use sudo cp /... /....
– Hobbyist
Nov 16 at 16:30




Use sudo cp /... /....
– Hobbyist
Nov 16 at 16:30












@Orm you want to copy files from home folder to the same pen-drive you have booted? or other pen-drive?
– PRATAP
Nov 16 at 16:31




@Orm you want to copy files from home folder to the same pen-drive you have booted? or other pen-drive?
– PRATAP
Nov 16 at 16:31












You need to have built your "pen drive" with "persistent storage". If you have an "Encrypted HOME directory", search on AskUbuntu, and be sure to backup /home/.ecryptfs as well as /home/$USER.
– waltinator
Nov 16 at 18:03




You need to have built your "pen drive" with "persistent storage". If you have an "Encrypted HOME directory", search on AskUbuntu, and be sure to backup /home/.ecryptfs as well as /home/$USER.
– waltinator
Nov 16 at 18:03












For copying home directory you want to use rsync, (or grsyc for gui). not cp. If you have a /home partition you can clone it using gparted copy/paste.
– C.S.Cameron
Nov 17 at 2:31




For copying home directory you want to use rsync, (or grsyc for gui). not cp. If you have a /home partition you can clone it using gparted copy/paste.
– C.S.Cameron
Nov 17 at 2:31












You may need to copy individual files as root, for 16.04, download gksu and run gksu nautilus. you should then be able to copy and paste the files.
– C.S.Cameron
Nov 17 at 9:57




You may need to copy individual files as root, for 16.04, download gksu and run gksu nautilus. you should then be able to copy and paste the files.
– C.S.Cameron
Nov 17 at 9:57















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