Why can't i click partition to use the external drive?

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 6:54 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 7:09 AM

It appears to be in use for something.

Oh wait, it's NTFS, you can't write to NTFS natively, you need 3rd Party SW or the Erase it to ExFAT if needed for Macs & PCs.

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BDAqua

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Sep 16, 2020 7:09 AM in response to cc_07

It appears to be in use for something.

Oh wait, it's NTFS, you can't write to NTFS natively, you need 3rd Party SW or the Erase it to ExFAT if needed for Macs & PCs.

BDAqua

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Sep 18, 2020 4:53 PM in response to cc_07

Any progress there?

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Why can't i click partition to use the external drive?