File manager permissions

[alexoprice]

I am using XFCE (don't thnk this matters though) and when i try to move or copy a file, the file manager gives me the following error

cp: cannot create regular file `/home/alex/Backgrounds/Stormy_Bliss_1.jpg': Permission denied

Do i need to add this user to another group to have access to that? When in the terminal i can just su root but i dont think i can do that in the file manager (xffm) Thanks for your help.
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[zieloo]

Set the permissions on the directory when you're copying the files to so taht you can write there.

[alexoprice]

Thanks for the reply, could you please explain how to set the permissions. thankjs

[zieloo]

I assume you're using xffm, the default xfce4 file manager. Right click on the directory, select File -> Properties -> Permissions and File -> Properties -> Owner.

Or just do it from a terminal: