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Linux Mint: Permissions from transferring files from NTFS formatted drive to EXT4 formatted drive

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Dave3000

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I was wondering if there is a way for Linux Mint to automatically set the permissions to 755 for directories and 644 for files for transferring data from an NTFS formatted drive to and EXT4 formatted drive? I noticed that CachyOS can do this by default but in Linux Mint the permissions are set to 777 by default once the transfer of data os complete but I want it to be set automatically to 755 for directories and 644 for files which I read is the Linux default for permissions. Also I backup to an NTFS formatted external SSD and if I restore again, I don't want to manually run chmod each time I restore from an NTFS to an EXT4 drive after the restore to get the default Linux permissions for directories and files for EXT4 formatted drives. Is there a setting I need to change or a file I need to edit to do what I'm asking for?
 
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The setting is called umask


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umask Command in Linux: Set Default File Permissions

The umask command sets the default permission mask for newly created files and directories. This guide explains how umask works, how to calculate its value, and …
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I tried that and it didn't do what I wanted. It still shows Create and Delete folders and files for owner, group, and everyone else right after copying files from an NTFS formatted drive. I know that I could just do chmod commands right after if i want the 755 permissions for directories and 644 permissions for files that I copied from the NTFS formatted drive but I don't want to do that manually as I want it to be done automatically during the copying of the files from an NTFS formatted drive to an EXT4 formatted drive.
 
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