![]() ![]() Like discussed earlier, you will have to format your storage device. Let us look into how will you be able to solve the “Read Only” disk error. However, making your storage device Mac compatible, and even cross-compatible with Macs and PCs, is as simple as reformatting the drive. Most USB and storage devices come pre-formatted in NTFS as most people are using them on PCs. Therefore, you can read it but not write. Now, even though the Mac machine can read it as it can rearrange the data as it is reading it, but the NTFS is not being able to write it as it is Windows-based. It organizes the data on the drive for a Windows system. As the name suggests, NTFS is optimized for windows only. Once you give a closer look deep down, you will notice that the drive is formatted in the Windows NT file system. ![]() There can be several causes, but the main cause is due to the filing system the storage device is formatted in. This article will explain to you how to fix external hard drive problems when it flashes the “ Read Only” error while using it. ![]() Even though there are no compatibility issues nowadays between Macs and PCs, or Macs and third-party peripherals, but is one area that may still leave many of us confused. People are not just fond of window-based machines these days, they also use Mac machines. ![]()
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