how to create a desktop folder with full permissions

Desktop is a folder that's under your home directory. Did you already try setting the permissions for it from there? It would be right click -> properties -> permissions

Hi Alex.
Actually, I just made a folder on my desktop and tried from there.
Are you saying I should go to home/desktop/ and create the folder in there?

Hi Alex.
Actually, I just made a folder on my desktop and tried from there.
Are you saying I should go to home/desktop/ and create the folder in there?

Hi Anita,

I'm re-reading your question and I'm actually confused. When can you and when can you not drag and drop the files?

Apologies for the confusion. I'm confused too as I'm very new to Linux and very new to ubuntu.
I'll try to explain better then.
I created a folder on my desktop (not through home/desktop) but actual desktop.
I placed my photos in the folder. when I right click and press "select all" and try to drag them into my photo hosts drag n drop area it tells me I cannot do it. But, if I move the photos out onto my desktop then I can drag them and the drag n drop works. from this i assumed it was a "permissions" thing hindering me from being able to drag and drop from the folder i created. I've tried giving the folder every permission but it still does not work.
does this make more sense? hope so

Yes, that does make more sense. When you say it tells you it cannot do it, is it the browser or Ubuntu that's giving you the error message? Could you include the error message too?

It's Ubuntu that gives the message.
I'll try to get the message again to post. I'm sure it's a permissions problem it's just that I cannot figure out how to give the folder full permissions so I won't have that problem.

If you want to try giving full permissions to the folder, you could put this in a command line:

chmod 777 /home/alex/Desktop/photos

But replace alex with your username of course :)

I'll give it a try.

It worked!
Alex, tell me if I'm understanding this right.
Does the "chmod" stand for some kind of modification and the "777" full permissions?
And, "Thank You" for helping me. I've been looking for help with this in forums and just could not find anything.
I've been using Ubuntu for about 2 months now. After about a month and a half i took it off and went back to windows to see if I missed it. Not so! I could not stand windows anymore.
I use the drag n drop photos alot and this one thing was my only frustration with Linux. I'm very happy you solved it for me. Thanks Again! Anita

It worked!
Alex, tell me if I'm understanding this right.
Does the "chmod" stand for some kind of modification and the "777" full permissions?
And, "Thank You" for helping me. I've been looking for help with this in forums and just could not find anything.
I've been using Ubuntu for about 2 months now. After about a month and a half i took it off and went back to windows to see if I missed it. Not so! I could not stand windows anymore.
I use the drag n drop photos alot and this one thing was my only frustration with Linux. I'm very happy you solved it for me. Thanks Again! Anita

chmod is a command for setting file permissions, and each 7 represents full permission (read-write-execute) for the owner, group, and everyone. So if you ever need full permissions, chmod 777 will do the trick for both files and folders.

You're welcome! I've been using linux for about a year now, although I initially only used it on my laptop to lengthen battery time (linux uses less memory -> less power consumption -> longer battery life). This is the first question I've ever answered on these forums, and I'm glad I could help you!

-Alex

PS If you want a more thorough technical explanation of chmod and what the numbers mean, this article is pretty good:

http://www.perlfect.com/articles/chmod.shtml

Happily using my "drag n drop" right now from the folder I created.
I really appreciate your help Alex and thanks for the link to the article. Hoping to learn all I can about Linux since this is the system I will be using from here on out. I don't think I'll ever go back to windows.
Hopefully you will stay active to help others such as myself, who are new to Linux and Ubuntu. We need the help :)
thanks again!!!

When I was first starting with Ubuntu, I found this little book very useful. It's free to download, very concise, and readable.

http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index_main.html

-Alex

Thanks Alex.