![]() ![]() once the data is written on it, you can read it but can't do any other operation on it. The hard drive coming with a read-only status suggests that you can't change what is on it. I can open everything but just can't modify them. It is a separate hard drive and not a partition of another hard drive. "I'm trying to figure out why my D drive is read-only after updating to Windows 10. Format Read-Only Drive to a Recognized File System To change a hard drive from ready only, i.e., to make a hard drive not read-only, the troubleshooting methods are quite the same as that of removing write protection from a hard drive, USB flash drive, pen drive or SD card. On this page, we'll focus on the disk read-only fix. ![]() A read-only object may also be referred to as write-protected. A file, folder, or an entire disk may be set as read-only to prevent accidentally changing the file's contents. So the person you consulted was correct to mention it is worth checking what is in Login items, from time to time (remembering that some items may be meant to be there, if they relate to Apps you still use).Read-only is a file system permission that only allows a user to read or copy stored data, but not write new information or edit the data. as would automatic links to shared folders on a network or an external drive you no longer use. out of date links in Login Items can cause your Mac to be noticably slow to complete the Boot cycle (and other issues). and make sure you have safely backed up your data.Īlthough it is possible for Macs to be directly affected by malware, it is currently quite rare.when you load Apps onto your Mac, the install procedure may automatically put shortcut links into the Dock and/or into Login items. its also worth doing the Fix Permissions 'spring clean' before loading a new OS. always make sure you have all the updates prior to a new OS. No worries PG, glad you got a solution to the problem.įor future reference, it is worth bearing in mind that loading a new OS onto a Mac with problems can make it worse, rather than better. Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough. When posting a log extract, be selective. Paste ( command-V) into a reply to this message. Select any messages timestamped from then until the end of the episode. Scroll back in the log to the time you noted above. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid. The application is in the folder that opens. ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. ![]() Select it in the results (it should be at the top.) ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Launch the Console application in any of the following ways: If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator. The next time you have the problem, note the exact time: hour, minute, second. ![]()
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