If anyone has any idea on what is going on or how to fix it please let me know. I tried to use a data recovery software but it is also stuck at “refreshing disk information” page and keeps loading while the HDD is connected. I also went to the properties of the HDD(which shows as local diskH and not with its actual name) but there is no error message. User rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars with 334 reviews. Googling on the questions shows me there should be a checkbocks that. I have a harddrive, its set on read only and i can not change it. (The read only box is filled, rather than checked.) I cannot modify any files in he drive, but can access them all. My external, which I loaded from my Dell laptop (with Windows XP), now is all read-only. It is not device usb port problem(i have tried on more than one device).Ģ.I have tried updating the driver from device manager. WD - My Passport Wireless Pro 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black. Question: Q: Change read-only permission on the WD My Passport drive. I just got a new HP desktop with 64bit Home Premium.If I open device manager, I can see my HDD there. When it is connected to the device, disk management keeps on loading and does not show the results. But in file manager, it just shows the disk name (like Local Disk H) not my harddisk name.Īnd I cannot access it rom my computer/windows explorer(or whatever it is called) So let me summarise the points i have on my problem:Īfter connecting it to the device, it continuously blinks and i can hear sound that it is running inside. When I plug the USB external hard drive into my new laptop running Windows 7, I can only open files as read only. I have an external hard drive which I used to use on an old laptop which ran Windows XP.
And windows explorer stops responding if i try to access it. External Hard Drive Files Locked As Read-Only Hi I have recently bought a new laptop running Windows 7. I can see the HDD shown as some local disk(not with the HDD given name) but it cannot be accessed. My WD passport external hard disk is of 2 TB.