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How do I open stored photos and data on the external drive when the icon says I don't have permission??? It's my computer, my drive, my files.

How do I open stored photos and data on the external drive when the icon says I don't have permission??? It's my computer, my drive, my files.

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 10:35 AM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2021 10:41 AM

What format is the drive? It needs to be APFS or MacOS extended Journaled, with the ignore ownership bit set.


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How do I open stored photos and data on the external drive when the icon says I don't have permission??? It's my computer, my drive, my files.

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