{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Armchair Arcade","provider_url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives","title":"Changing the hard drive \u201cread-only\u201d permission - Armchair Arcade","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oY2NFch0Gz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2026\/02\/15\/changing-the-hard-drive-read-only-permission\/\">Changing the hard drive \u201cread-only\u201d permission<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2026\/02\/15\/changing-the-hard-drive-read-only-permission\/embed\/#?secret=oY2NFch0Gz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Changing the hard drive \u201cread-only\u201d permission&#8221; &#8212; Armchair Arcade\" data-secret=\"oY2NFch0Gz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crucial-BX500-2TB-3D-NAND-SATA.jpg","thumbnail_width":1023,"thumbnail_height":621,"description":"These days, saving stuff in the cloud is popular, but using external SSDs or hard drives, flash drives or USB sticks is just as common. The problem is that sometimes, these latter options might have a read-only message. You can\u2019t write onto the device, you can only read from it, which could prove to be quite the issue. And here\u2019s why that happens, and how you can fix this problem."}