How do I make data directory to read and write so i can write on it

I want to transfer files to my /run/media/johnlamuel/Data/ directory cause it has more storage but when i try to transfer files a pop up saying "Could not write to /run/media/johnlamuel/Data/ screenshot_1.png."

I already tried doing chmod and mounting and unmounting but it still doesn't work

╭─johnlamuel@johnlamuel in ~  
╰─λ inxi -Fza
System:
Kernel: 5.14.8-zen1-1-zen x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0  
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen  
root=UUID=62aa587f-5047-4514-8fd1-0d539d5c469e rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet
splash rd.udev.log_priority=3 vt.global_cursor_default=0
systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1 loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma 5.22.5 tk: Qt 5.15.2 info: latte-dock wm: kwin_x11 vt: 1  
dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda Linux base: Arch Linux  
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Aspire A314-35 v: V1.09 serial: <filter>  
Mobo: JSL model: Rosemary_JL v: V1.09 serial: <filter> UEFI: INSYDE v: 1.09  
date: 06/22/2021  
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 41.6 Wh (100.0%) condition: 41.6/41.6 Wh (100.0%)  
volts: 12.6 min: 11.2 model: LGC AP19B8K type: Li-ion serial: <filter>  
status: Full  
CPU:
Info: Quad Core model: Intel Pentium Silver N6000 bits: 64 type: MCP  
arch: Tremont family: 6 model-id: 9C (156) stepping: 0 microcode: 1D cache:  
L2: 4 MiB  
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 8908  
Speed: 3126 MHz min/max: 800/3300 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3126 2: 1900  
3: 1895 4: 2284  
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected  
Type: l1tf status: Not affected  
Type: mds status: Not affected  
Type: meltdown status: Not affected  
Type: spec_store_bypass  
mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl and seccomp  
Type: spectre_v1  
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization  
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Enhanced IBRS, IBPB: conditional, RSB filling  
Type: srbds status: Not affected  
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected  
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel JasperLake [UHD Graphics] vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI  
driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:4e71 class-ID: 0300  
Device-2: Quanta VGA WebCam type: USB driver: N/A bus-ID: 1-4:2  
chip-ID: 0408:a031 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>  
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: loaded: intel  
unloaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0 screens: 1  
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0")  
s-diag: 414mm (16.3")  
Monitor-1: eDP1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 112 size: 310x170mm (12.2x6.7")  
diag: 354mm (13.9")  
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (JSL) v: 4.6 Mesa 21.2.3  
direct render: Yes  
Audio:
Device-1: Intel vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel  
alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_icl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:4dc8  
class-ID: 0403  
Device-2: Intel USB PnP Sound Device type: USB  
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus-ID: 1-3:11 chip-ID: 8086:0808  
class-ID: 0300  
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.14.8-zen1-1-zen running: yes  
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no  
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no  
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.38 running: yes  
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet  
vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 3000  
bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200  
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>  
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Lite-On driver: ath10k_pci v: kernel port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 168c:0042 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Lite-On Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb
v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-8:3 chip-ID: 04ca:3015 class-ID: e001
Report: bt-adapter ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.03 TiB used: 75.95 GiB (7.2%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFM128GD3JX016N
size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 41020C20 temp: 53.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Toshiba model: MQ04ABF100
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> rev: 2J scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 118.99 GiB size: 118.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 34.39 GiB (28.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 260 MiB size: 256 MiB (98.46%) used: 562 KiB (0.2%)
fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 118.99 GiB size: 118.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 34.39 GiB (28.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 118.99 GiB size: 118.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 34.39 GiB (28.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 118.99 GiB size: 118.99 GiB (100.00%)
used: 34.39 GiB (28.9%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.6 GiB used: 596 MiB (7.7%) priority: 100
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 260 Uptime: 3h 24m wakeups: 1 Memory: 7.6 GiB
used: 3.3 GiB (43.4%) Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers:
gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 12.0.1 Packages: pacman: 1762 lib: 505 Shell: fish
v: 3.3.1 default: Bash v: 5.1.8 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.06
╭─johnlamuel@johnlamuel in ~ 
╰─λ lsblk -f
NAME FSTYPE FSVER LABEL UUID                                 FSAVAIL FSUSE% MOUNTPOINTS
sda                                                                         
└─sda1
ntfs         Data  6446759B46756F24                        890G     4% /run/media/johnlamuel/Data
zram0
[SWAP]
nvme0n1
│
├─nvme0n1p1
│    vfat   FAT32 NO_LABEL
│                       F1EE-BF8B                             255.4M     0% /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p2
btrfs              62aa587f-5047-4514-8fd1-0d539d5c469e   83.7G    29% /var/tmp
/var/cache
/var/log
/srv
/home
/root
/

Hi there, welcome!
Is this a NTFS partition?
If so, you'll need ntfs-3g.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NTFS-3G
Otherwise, check also the ownership
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/File_permissions_and_attributes#Changing_ownership

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Read

please
and post terminal in- and output from

inxi -Fza

as text!

Even if you personally think it is unnecessary.

and
:slight_smile:

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Not sure if this is a typo or not, but you need to chown the drive not chmod. Once you take ownership of the drive things should work properly.

Welcome to the forum.

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How do I know if im using NFTS partition?

lsblk -f

in terminal.

Again

We are not a forum to teach the basics of Linux.
We are happy to help, but also require initiative from Garuda Linux users.

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im really sorry im new

Open a terminal, enter that command and paste the results here, with
~~~
before and after the text block (for formatting reasons)

So, it looks like it is ntfs.
So, you should install:
sudo pacman -S ntfs-3g
and try again mounting and copying

Aight im gonna give up on this problem for now lol... in the process of trying to fix this i somehow accidentally deleted linux... ill probably come back to this some other time, but not very soon... im gonna go learn a little bit more about linux and then may be try to fix this once more... Thank you every one you've all been helpful... see you all soon

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