I dont have the send to option when right click a file and the files are greyed out so am unable to select when trying to copy? please help it was fine before the 14.04 update.
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The problem is, you are not the root user. Follow the instructions below:
Press Ctrl+Alt+T
Type in the following command and press enter:
sudo nautilus
Select a file that you want to transfer and send (right click on file, Copy To...) it to any particular location (including, USB).
OR
Follow this:
Press, Ctrl+Alt+T
Use this:
cp source-address-of-file-including-file destination-address
In your case:
cp /home/username/your-file-name.txt /media/username/your-media-name/
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I think you should give it a try and copy/paste or move the files within Terminal.
If not you're not handy with Terminal , its about time mate!
I practically do Everything in terminal after several pumps.
Try using another file manager, like PCManFM:
sudo apt-get install pcmanfm
Start it from the dash. You should be able to copy the files you want.