If I plug in the WD into a Windows computer, the permissions (read and write) are fine, so it's my Macbook. The file system on WD Passport is NTFS, but then how it used to copy from macbook on WD before having the same file system or am I missing something here.
When I checked 'Sharing and Permissions' from 'Get Info', there too it was now showing me You can read only instead of 'You can read and write'. Follow effective solutions here to fix this issue and repair WD external hard drive to work again.
As a couple of min back it was copying successfully. WD external hard drive cannot be recognized with the light on in PC Do not worry if your WD external hard drive suddenly stops working, fails to respond or cannot be recognized while the light is blinking. I’ve read around and it’s only confusing me more - do I. I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do so I can store files on it using a Mac. The incompatibility of the file system is the main cause. These data are stored in a series of logical blocks or sectors. The File System Is NTFS Right-click your hard disk and select Get Info, if you find the external hard drive in NTFS format, thats what the cause is. The magnetic head of the WD hard drive writes or reads data to or from the platter. However, when I tried storing more files on it using a Mac, the drive appears to be read-only. Why can you only read the external hard drive that is connected to your Mac There are three possible reasons. I’ve stored some files on it using a Windows PC. I acquired a WD 1TB Passport drive recently. Instead I can now only copy form the Passport Drive to my Macbook and that was totally weird. Hello, I’m really confused about how this is supposed to work. After this when i plugged the drive back again and switched it on, it wont allow me to copy anything on there drive. Since a year it was perfectly working alright and was in a perfect 'read and write' mode.īut today when I was copying data (around 30GB of music and movies) from my macbook to WD Passport, i accidentally tripped over the power connector, it stopped copying and showed a Data Error.
I am facing an issue with my WD Passport 1TB drive which works with a power connecter/cable.