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Change 'read only' permission on Seagate external drive

I cannot copy files from my Macbook (Big Sur 11.3.1) to my Seagate external drive because the permission is still 'read only'.

I read on the internet I needed the latest version of 'NTFS for Mac' in order to make it work. Unfortunately nothing changed. When I go to 'Get Info' and look under 'Sharing & Permissions' it still says 'you can only read'.

Also the checkbox 'ignore ownership on this volume' is missing (see pic below). I read similar stories on the internet, however without any solution.

Who has the solution? Without having to reformat my entire disk?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on May 7, 2021 2:32 AM

Change 'read only' permission on Seagate external drive

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