I already had the same problem with 12.04 and today with 16.04. Write accessd denied from Nautilus but possible using other methods as already described above.
What works for rme: Remove the directory ~/.config/nautilus (or rename to .bak), kill nautilus and after a restart, write access on USB is restored. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021375 Title: Nautilus says the USB stick is read only when it is not To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/1021375/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs