Drive Cannot Be Modified Error
Contents |
10 iPad Air 2 iPad mini 4 (2015) iPad Pro iPhone 6s iPhone 7 iPhone 8 (2017) iPhone SE iPod nano iPod shuffle iPod touch Mac mini Mac Pro MacBook Air MacBook Pro macOS Sierra Retina MacBook Thunderbolt Display tvOS 10 watchOS 3 Buyer's Guide Forums Forums Front Page Roundups Buyer's Guide Forums Roundups OS X Yosemite MacBook Air iOS 8 Apple Watch Log in Sign up Recent Posts Spy Support Support Quick Links General FAQ MacRumors Theme FAQ Contact Us Lost Password Menu Search titles only seagate backup plus drive cannot be modified Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. Newer Than: Search this thread only Search this forum only Display results as threads More... Useful Searches Recent Posts seagate backup plus drive cannot be modified mac Options Please select a forum to jump to News and Article Discussion MacRumors.com News Discussion Mac Blog Discussion iOS Blog Discussion iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch freeagent goflex cannot be modified iOS iOS 9 (Beta) iOS 8 iOS 7 Older iOS Versions iOS 6
Hard Drive Cannot Be Modified Mac
iOS 5 and earlier iPhone iPhone iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting iPhone Accessories iPhone Launch Meetups iPad iPad iPad Tips, Help and Troubleshooting iPad Accessories iOS Apps iPod touch iOS Programming iPod Jailbreaks and iOS Hacks Alternatives to iOS and iOS Devices Apple Watch Apple how to copy files from mac to external hard drive without formatting Watch Apple Watch Accessories Apple Watch Apps Macs OS X OS X OS X El Capitan (10.11, Beta) OS X Yosemite (10.10) OS X Mavericks (10.9) Older OS X Versions OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) Mac OS X Lion (10.7) Desktops iMac Mac Pro Mac mini Notebooks MacBook MacBook Pro MacBook Air Mac Basics and Help Mac Programming Buying Tips and Advice PowerPC Macs Mac Accessories Windows, Linux & Others on the Mac Mac Apps and Mac App Store Mac OS X Server, Xserve, and Networking Apple TV Apple TV and Home Theater Apple TV Apps tvOS Programming Apple and Apple Services Apple, Inc and Tech Industry Apple Music, Apple Pay, iCloud, Apple Services Special Interests Design and Graphics Digital Audio Digital Photography Digital Video Apple Collectors Web Design and Development Distributed Computing Console Games Mac and PC Games UI Customization Mac Community Community Discussion Picture Gallery Current Events Site and Forum Feedback Politics, Religion, Social Issues Archive Wasteland A
passport into my mac and then drag files onto it for safekeeping. It's turning out to be a bit of a pain. So, i've installed the hardrive and been taken through the setup process. Now all i want to paragon driver for mac do is manually select files form my mac and put them onto the drive. However,
How To Format External Hard Drive For Mac
when i try dragging something into the drive, i get an error message that reads: ''item could not be moved because "my passport" cannot
Ntfs For Mac
be modified'..... err, what?! Why is this? Does this have something to do with this whole partitioning/formatting process? And if so, could someone please explain this to me as i don't understand. Thank you. mjppp 2010-03-03 07:29:45 UTC #2 http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/external-hd-says-cant-be-modified-when-trying-to-copy-stuff.891802/ Hey, It may just be that you have to reformat your harddrive. First: Copy the files on the harddrive onto your mac desktop Second: Go to Finder -> applications -> Utilities -> disk Utilities 3rd: select your hard drive on the left hand side list Chose the Erase tab. And for the volume format, chose MAC Os Extended Let it reformat, when it's done, open up your hard drive, and copy back in the original files back onto it https://community.wd.com/t/cannot-copy-files-over/18459 You should be able to drag in files and what not! I hope this helped, hopefully your problem is what I think it is vanessacamozzi 2010-07-01 03:36:02 UTC #3 Thank you soooooo much for posting that. I had the exact same issue and your instructions were perfect. I was a little nervous hitting erase but I did what you said and voila I was able to copy files over. Thanks for your help. You saved me sooooo much time. You rock! --Vanessa wizz_g 2010-07-06 00:57:32 UTC #4 I kinda have the same problem although i'm hesitant to reformat in case I won't be able to use my drive on PC. Right now on it's NTFS format I can read and write on it on PC however can only read on Mac. If I format it will I be able to read and write from both PC and Mac? Thanks in advance! wizz_g 2010-07-06 01:10:24 UTC #5 I am currently using both Windows XP and Mac OS X. My drive is WD My Passport Essential SE 1TB. Current format NTFS. I would like to be able to keep using the drive on both OS's for storage. How can I do this? PS: I can already read from the drive using either OS however only Win XP is able to write on the drive--which i would like to remedy. Please help. Thanks in advance! StormRider951 2010-07-
Popular Forums Computer Help Computer Newbies Laptops Phones TVs & Home Theaters Networking & Wireless Windows 7 Windows 10 Cameras All Forums News Top https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/transfering-files-from-desktop-to-external-hard-drive-264117/ Categories Apple Computers Crave Deals Google Internet Microsoft Mobile Photography Security Sci-Tech Tech Culture Tech Industry Photo Galleries Video Forums Video Top Categories Apple Byte Carfection CNET Top 5 CNET Update Googlicious How To Netpicks Next Big Thing News On Cars Phones Prizefight Tablets Tomorrow Daily CNET Podcasts How To Top Categories Appliances Computers Gaming Home cannot be Entertainment Internet Mobile Apps Phones Photography Security Smart Home Tablets Wearable Tech Forums Speed Test Smart Home Top Categories Tour CNET Smart Home Smart Home News Smart Home How To Best Smart Home Devices Cars Top Categories Car Reviews Best Cars New Cars Used Cars Deals Top Categories Cheapskate Best Tech Under $50 All Deals Tech Deals cannot be modified Non-Tech Deals Audio Deals Cell Phone Deals Desktop Deals Laptop Deals Hard Drive & Storage Deals Printer Deals Tablet Deals Camera Deals Monitor Deals Software Deals TV Deals Web Hosting VPN Services WordPress Hosting Domain Names Download Sign In / Join Sign In to CNET Join CNET Member Benefits My Profile Forums Sign Out US Other editions United Kingdom Australia China France Germany Japan Korea CNET en Español CNET Forums Mac OS transfering files from desktop to external hard drive Mac OS forum About This ForumCNET's Forum on Mac OS is the best source for finding help or getting troubleshooting advice from a community of experts. Discussions cover Mac OS such as Tiger, Panther, Leopard or Snow Leopard, Lion, Maverick, & Yosemite in addition to Mac networking, Mac troubleshooting, Safari, and other Mac OS-related questions.Real-Time ActivityMy Tracked DiscussionsFAQsPoliciesModerators General discussion transfering files from desktop to external hard drive by illectuallydemented / September 13, 2007 11:05 AM PDT hello.i am a photographer and a new mac user.as the titl