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  1. supergaia

    is there a way to protect an exFat partition files to be overwritten ?

    Hi I have an external hard disk , and i have created an exFat partition and a folder called audio with only audio files , mp3 and aac I created this partition exFAT just because I want to share with windows in windows it 's pretty easy , i can select all of them and set them read only , but i...
    • supergaia
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    • exfat macos partition read only windows
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: macOS
  2. MYZ

    Really strange windowserver bug/crash that caused my external APFS (encrypted) disk to switch to read only mode - now I need to authenticate to write

    Hi everyone! This is by far the strangest bug I've ever encountered in my 9 years of using a mac. And it's got me stumped. After all, it doesn't seem like a system crash, of any kind, should be able to affect an external drive so dramatically. Especially when there was nothing even being...
    • MYZ
    • Thread
    • bug crash external drive lacie read only windowserver
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS Monterey (12)
  3. vs40

    External SSD switching to "read only" when used for TimeMachine backup

    I got new external SSD and want to use it for Time Machine backups, but it switching to "read only" after configuring the Time Machine. SSD is working, I can format it in exFAT or APFS and use like normal external drive, but right after selecting it for Time Machine, it switching to RO. I'm...
  4. F

    Circus Ponies Notebook: read only when moved to new computer

    I just got a new MacBook Pro with Sierra (10.12.4). I transferred my Circus Ponies Notebooks (CPN) to the computer and the app is working in that I can open them and read them. But when I try to save, it says it can't. Read only. For one notebook only, it asked if I wanted to open it as read...
    • frowzy
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    • circus ponies notebook read only sierra transferred to new computer
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  5. C

    Office 2016 protected mode

    Does anyone know how to keep attachments to e-mails from opening in the dreaded "protected mode" in O365 Mac? I hate having to save them every time when I just want to make a minor change and then mail back
  6. C

    Office opens 'read only'

    Since I loaded Office 2015, nearly every file I open from an outside source (e-mail) opens 'read only'. I have tried to find a setting in Preferences without any success. It happens in Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Any ideas?
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