I also received this error recently after a transfer from a staging area Godaddy account to another account on a godaddy-reseller platform.
The error in this case was due to an absolute path that was recorded in the database from the old hosting and was being used as the address for saving uploads. Logically, an automated process from within the new hosting account does not have permission to copy to a protected folder under the old hosting account – hence the permissions error.
I found it under “Settings” “Media”… Strangely after changing the setting from an absolute path to just use the standard relative address of “wp-content/uploads” (while still keepign the use YYYY/Month folders option checked) and saving the option to chose a folder actually disappeared… but I swear it was there…
