So, in xterm, I just entered:

cp -r /home/user/media/mmc1/backups/user.bak

the "reply' was:

cp: unable to create /media/mmc1/backups/user.bak .gpe-calendar-rendezvous' : operation not permitted

Hmmm. Not permitted? Any idea what's up with that?

Thanks, one step closer,

Neil