Solution 2: Reformat Seagate external hard drive

How do I change my Seagate hard drive from read only on Mac?

Solution 2: Reformat Seagate external hard drive

1. Open Disk Utility as you did before.
2. Select the read-only Seagate external hard drive in the left sidebar.
3. Click the Erase button in the top center of Disk Utility.
4. Fill in name, format, and scheme when the pop-up asks.
5. Click Erase to confirm this operation.

Why is Seagate hard drive read only on Mac?

This typically means that you have connected an external drive that is formatted with an NTFS partition to a Mac computer. MacOS cannot write to NTFS partitions and so will often indicate the drive is write-protected.

How do I get my Seagate out of read only?

Hold down the “Control” key and click on the drive listed as “Seagate.” Locate the “Partition” tab at the top of the window and click on it. Select “1 Partition” from the list of options. Click the “Option” tab in the window and select “Apple Partition Map Radio Button.”

How do I change my Seagate from read only on Mac without formatting?

If you want to fix external hard drive read only on Mac without formatting, using a cross-platform NTFS driver for Mac is the best choice. iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is the best pick. This easy-to-operate NTFS for Mac software can make the NTFS read only external hard drive writable on Mac.

How do I unlock my Seagate hard drive Mac?

To unlock an encrypted hard drive, Control-click the drive icon in the main Finder view or the sidebar. In the menu that pops up, select Decrypt “Drive Name” and enter the password. This only works if you know the password. And if you don’t, you can still format the drive, which we’ll detail a little further down.

How do I change my hard drive from read only on Mac without erasing?

Fix 1: Reformat the External Hard Drive

1. Step 1: Launch “Disk Utility”.
2. Step 2: In the list of available drives on the left, choose the problematic external hard drive.
3. Step 3: Choose a proper file system and rename your hard disk.
4. Step 4: Click Erase to reformatting your external hard drive.

How do I change my hard drive from read only on Mac?

Here’s how to fix it.

1. Select the drive in the Finder.
2. Press Command-I to display the Get Info window.
3. At the bottom of the window, click the arrow next to Sharing & Permissions to display permissions.
4. Click on the Privilege menu next to your username and choose Read & Write.
5. Close the Get Info window.

Why can I only read my Seagate Backup Plus drive?

How do I unlock a locked hard drive Mac?

Press the “command + R” keys until you see the Apple logo to restart your Mac. As soon as your system restarts, you’ll notice a basic OS X interface with the OS X utility window. From the list of options, select Disk Utility and continue. Next, select the First Aid tab and click on the icon of your boot hard drive.

How do I change a read only hard drive to read and write on a Mac?

Why is Seagate read only?