Z zhangfeicui Reputable Aug 14, 2014 2 0 4,510 Aug 14, 2014 #1 Just bought a macbook pro and my external HD has become read only even though it worked fine on my previous macbook so I'm thinking it might not be an NTFS software issue. Any ideas?
Just bought a macbook pro and my external HD has become read only even though it worked fine on my previous macbook so I'm thinking it might not be an NTFS software issue. Any ideas?
Solution Alex Kelly Aug 14, 2014 Hmmm, do you have another PC you can use to copy the files over? Then you could reformat the drive using the new mac and copy the files back over.
Hmmm, do you have another PC you can use to copy the files over? Then you could reformat the drive using the new mac and copy the files back over.
Alex Kelly Honorable Oct 12, 2013 2,610 0 13,460 Aug 14, 2014 #2 New macs can't read NTFS partitions. :/ Upvote 0 Downvote
Z zhangfeicui Reputable Aug 14, 2014 2 0 4,510 Aug 14, 2014 #3 My hard drive uses exFAT which is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows, not NTFS Upvote 0 Downvote
Alex Kelly Honorable Oct 12, 2013 2,610 0 13,460 Aug 14, 2014 Solution #4 Hmmm, do you have another PC you can use to copy the files over? Then you could reformat the drive using the new mac and copy the files back over. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Hmmm, do you have another PC you can use to copy the files over? Then you could reformat the drive using the new mac and copy the files back over.