10-09-2017, 02:20 PM
Sounds like you have solved it. I would create a directory on the USB disk first, call it anything you want, like "savedfiles" and then open Thunar as administrator and copy the tar file you created and paste to the USB directory. You can also try using an ext2,3,4 partition on the USB which will allow you to directly compress files on the USB in some cases. Tar usage has a long history. It's worth experimenting with and mastering. Below are a couple of decent starter links.
https://www.howtogeek.com/248780/how-to-...-on-linux/
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/04/unix...-examples/
TC
https://www.howtogeek.com/248780/how-to-...-on-linux/
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/04/unix...-examples/
TC
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