blueberrychicken

Q: I am having problems adding files to my external hard drive. Can anyone help me?

I can't add files to my external hard drive from my computer. I keep getting a message saying that the hard drive can't be modified. I've added files to it before, I'm not sure why it's not working now. I looked at the hard drive information and it says that it is set to read only. Does anyone know how to change that or what I should do? Thanks.

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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 3:49 PM

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Q: I am having problems adding files to my external hard drive. Can anyone help me?

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  • by old comm guy,

    old comm guy old comm guy Aug 10, 2011 6:50 PM in response to blueberrychicken
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    Aug 10, 2011 6:50 PM in response to blueberrychicken

    Odd, it seems.  In the Finder "Get Info" display, you are seeing something like this?

     

    Picture 1.png

     

    Click the "Details" triangle and then the little padlock, and you should be able to change the permissions.  Click the lock when you are done and close the Info window.

     

    Picture 2.png