Permissions on External Disc
I've just bought a new Mac (Catalina) which I wanted to set up from scratch to avoid bringing over stuff from many years of upgrading by using Migration Assistant. Now the new Mac is set up, I've attached an external drive with a clone of my old Mac (Mojave) for any old data I do want to move over. However, when I try to access my user files, they have the no-entry sign. I'm using the same name and admin password on both machines.
- Using Get Info on the external drive, "Ignore Ownership" is ticked.
- Using Get Info on a folder (e.g. Documents), permissions show my name (Me) as having Read & Write access - but I don't!
- Unlocking the padlock and clicking the cog icon, "make my name (Me) the owner" is greyed out.
Any suggestions - preferably not using Terminal!
Mac mini 2018 or later