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by todd

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How do I move a folder from an external hard drive to another external hard drive when I get the error that I am not allowed to copy, drag, move, or even make it shareable because the disk is write protected?

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by gary56789

on the file, select Properties. Down at the bottom of the file properties page is "File Attributes". If there is a check mark by "Read-only", remove it and close the window.

If this doesn't do the trick, reboot into Safe Mode (tap the F8 key upon rebooting until you see a menu, then use the cursor keys to select the option, then hit the Enter key). Then follow the above instructions.

Let us know what happens.

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