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How to change drive from Read Only to writeable?

Ok - I have a new Macbook Pro running the latest version of the operating system. Can anyone PLEASE tell me what to type, in Single User mode at the root directory, in order to change the drive from read-only to writeable? Ty in advance to any listening gurus.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Mar 19, 2013 11:21 PM

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Mar 30, 2013 2:00 AM in response to Linc Davis

Linc! Thank you SO much! I was able to save in Target mode almost everything. Some things were unreadable, but overall, I got what was important. I cannot thank you enough 🙂

How to change drive from Read Only to writeable?

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