Why I can not edit "Sharing and Permissions" for my external ssd storage?

Hi all,


I am using Mackbook pro 2019, sonama 14.6.1


But I find that, I can not edit the "Sharing & Permissions" for my external ssd storage. The folders in ssd missing the lock "icon". This caused a lot of softwares can not work on my ssd. How can I solve this problem?


Please see the screenshot below:


The ssd storage folder:


The folder in ssd storage:


MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Dec 3, 2024 5:53 PM

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Posted on Dec 3, 2024 6:03 PM

Because the exFAT format doesn't support file and folder permissions. Copy the data off it, choose Utilities from the Finder menu, and use the Disk Utility to reformat it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS; these formats aren't normally readable on Windows.


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