Howdy, If you are real lucky, it will be the write protect switch mentioned earlier. I like drives with those switches. If you are less lucky, it may be a USB drive failure. Flash drives have a limited number of times they can be written. When the controller on the drive detects that it cannot write anymore, it changes the drive to read only. So, this is a frequent symptom of the drive failing. If this is the case, buy a new drive and copy the data off soon. And, consider yourself lucky to have had such a benign failure. This is how they are all supposed to die. It just does not always work out that way. Good luck, Ralph
On Fri, 2010-11-19 at 11:24 -0800, Geke wrote: > What could be wrong -- and how do I fix it! -- if a USB stick is > mounted as read only? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
