Iomega 33748 1 TB Double USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive

AceH · 2009/09/18

Need help for a friend who has an Iomega 33748 1 TB Double USB 2.0 Desktop Hard Drive. His email to me is as follows:

"One of my external hard drives has mysteriously become a read-only drive. I can read and copy from it but cannot add to it. I cannot add files, documents, photos, new folders, etc. How do I get it to return to its original status? "

mattman · 2009/09/19

You need to tell us what version of Windows is being used. Here is what it says for Vista

Change a read-only file

Setting a file to read-only helps you to protect the file from accidental deletion and changes to the file's content. If a file is set to read-only, you will not be able to save changes to it unless you turn off the file's read-only status.

Find the file you want to edit.

Right-click the file, and then click Properties.

Click the General tab, clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.

Edit and save your file as needed.

Note
If you do not want to change the read-only status of the file but you still want to make changes to the file, you can save a copy of the file with a different name, and then save changes to the copy.
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If it relates to a folder or the whole drive the changes will need to be made there.

If some software (Iomega) has been installed, it could be malfunctioning. Read the information for the software or look up FAQs or troubleshooting at the Iomega website.

I avoid software for external drives, if they have security (encryption for example) you can get locked out of your own data.

Matt

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