Help required: Read only permissions on external HD

[eldorado]

Hi folks,

I've got a 2TB hard drive full of media, that I run with the new WD TV Live SMP (a wonderful little media player)

Part of its charm is that it downloads metadata and backgrounds stills, images, etc from internet databases to create backdrops and info as you scroll through your media. Makes for a very nice GUI, with themes, custom backdrops etc etc

At first the Media Library function wouldn't work, but after reading the manual (derr), I realised I needed to untick the read-only box on my folders (as the media player creates subfolders for the data, and need permissions)

I did this on my desktop, and presto! Worked beautifully

However, my trusty desktop PSU died during the week, an when I connected the HD (Iomega) to my partners laptop, the read-only box was ticked again, and will just not remain unchecked. I uncheck it, it scans all media, I hit ok...but when I come back to it, it's checked again.

I know it has something to do with admin permissions, and I've hit the net for info, but so far nothing has worked.

Any guru help greatly appreciated.

 

[Hawkers]

Windows 7?
If so do it from the command prompt as an administrator.
Type 'cmd' into the search box and right click on it and choose 'run as an administrator'

at the command prompt type 'attrib -r DRIVE LETTER /S'
so if the drive was mounted as E:\ type 'attrib -r e:\ /S'

The '-r' removes the hidden attribute and the '/S' tells it to remove it on all files and sub-folders'

To look at what help with the attrib command type 'attrib /?' at the command prompt. It won't do anything but display the help.

Disclaimer - I take no responsibility if it breaks anything

 

[dav3]

Just to clarify..... are you plugging the hard drive directly into the WDTV Live? Or playing it over the network via your PC/Laptop? If it's the latter try giving "everyone" read/write access, right click on the folder/drive, go to properties, and in the security tab click on edit.

 

[eldorado]

Windows 7?
If so do it from the command prompt as an administrator.
Type 'cmd' into the search box and right click on it and choose 'run as an administrator'

at the command prompt type 'attrib -r DRIVE LETTER /S'
so if the drive was mounted as E:\ type 'attrib -r e:\ /S'

The '-r' removes the hidden attribute and the '/S' tells it to remove it on all files and sub-folders'

To look at what help with the attrib command type 'attrib /?' at the command prompt. It won't do anything but display the help.

Disclaimer - I take no responsibility if it breaks anything

I'll try this, thanks...

I'm running the hard drive straight into the wd device, but sometimes remove it to add new files to it...