[SOLVED] WD external hard drive read only

kittibob · Oct 27, 2013

How do I change it from "read only"?

Ijack · Oct 27, 2013

The first sticky in this forum explains your problem.

kenrivers · Oct 28, 2013

A link to the sticky note mentioned in the above post: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/1079-69-before-post-hard-drive-guide
If the drive was formatted on a PC or came pre-formatted with NTFS it will be a read-only drive on a Mac without the use of third party software.