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<blockquote data-quote="Schafies" data-source="post: 1430879" data-attributes="member: 197809"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p> I have an external HD that is formatted for Mac (puchased that way). My Macbook Pro (Mid 2009) is backed up to this HD via Time Machine. I recently gave my daughter this computer figuring I would use my wife's Macbook until I can purchase a new one. My problem is that when on my wifes computer using my external HD I cannot make changes to or save changes back to my HD with any of my files, specifically Numbers and Pages. It is a permissions thing and I also get a prompt that states "cannot make changes to backed up files" When I check "get info" on the files read/write is activated. What do I need to do to correct this? My Numbers files are dynamic in that I have to make changes to them daily. Also, if I cannot make changes on my wife's Macbook what will happen when I get a new Mac and I transfer my files from my external, will I experience the same problem? Sorry for the winded question. </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for any help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Schafies, post: 1430879, member: 197809"] Hi All, I have an external HD that is formatted for Mac (puchased that way). My Macbook Pro (Mid 2009) is backed up to this HD via Time Machine. I recently gave my daughter this computer figuring I would use my wife's Macbook until I can purchase a new one. My problem is that when on my wifes computer using my external HD I cannot make changes to or save changes back to my HD with any of my files, specifically Numbers and Pages. It is a permissions thing and I also get a prompt that states "cannot make changes to backed up files" When I check "get info" on the files read/write is activated. What do I need to do to correct this? My Numbers files are dynamic in that I have to make changes to them daily. Also, if I cannot make changes on my wife's Macbook what will happen when I get a new Mac and I transfer my files from my external, will I experience the same problem? Sorry for the winded question. Thanks in advance for any help! [/QUOTE]
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