Here is the details of what I was trying to perform on Linux Mint 18.3 and 19.1. Same results. https://blog.bestcoding.net/en/unlock-wd-passport-drive-linux/ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev lsscsi sudo pip install py_sg I get The directory ‘/home/easyt50/.cache/pip/http’ or its parent…

because the full solution was spread across a few different posts, @easyt50 was kind enough to put all of the necessary commands together: sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev lsscsi sudo apt install python-setuptools python-wheel sudo pip install py_sg cd ~; wget https://raw.githubuserco…

sudo apt install python-setuptools python-wheel

Thanks! That got me two steps closer. Now I go on to the phase: Unlock WD My Passport Drive Plug in your password protected drive. Run in terminal this command and enter password: ~/wdpassport-utils.py -u I can see wdpassport-utils.py in my /home, but when I try this command I get; ‘bash: /home…

chmod +x /home/easyt50/wdpassport-utils.py python /home/easyt50/wdpassport-utils.py

It’s pretty much Linux 101 stuff.

:+1::+1::+1::clap::clap::clap: You did it! I can now read / write to my WD Passport drives! And if you could explain what the last 2 commands did. Not that I will understand all of it, but I am trying to learn.

Understanding Linux file permissions - Linux.com Author: JT Smith Mayank writes “In a secure multi-user environment like Linux, file permissions access rights are defined. However, these access rights can cause problems for new users who are used to the access-anything style of DOS/Wind…

Hey, @Akito , if I may? :wink: [image] Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa first impressions And if you could explain what the last 2 commands did. [image] Linux Mint 19.1 Tessa first impressions chmod +x /home/easyt50/wdpassport-utils.py python /home/easyt50/wdpassport-utils.py The first line change…

Man, how do you know these things! Lots and lots of experience, I suppose. I will give it a try.

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