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External HD read only?
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<blockquote data-quote="RavingMac" data-source="post: 1337296" data-attributes="member: 45350"><p>Was this HD originally formatted on a Windows PC? If so, it is almost certainly formatted to NTFS, which your Mac can read, but not write to without 3rd party software.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Your wording has me wondering a bit about your hookup. You mention it as a shared drive, do you mean off of your router? Regardless, if it isn't a format issue, login to a user account with admin privileges, go to System Preferences>Sharing and select the drive, click on the lock to allow changes and reset the permissions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RavingMac, post: 1337296, member: 45350"] Was this HD originally formatted on a Windows PC? If so, it is almost certainly formatted to NTFS, which your Mac can read, but not write to without 3rd party software. EDIT: Your wording has me wondering a bit about your hookup. You mention it as a shared drive, do you mean off of your router? Regardless, if it isn't a format issue, login to a user account with admin privileges, go to System Preferences>Sharing and select the drive, click on the lock to allow changes and reset the permissions. [/QUOTE]
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