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i believe xp had something called a briefcase which would only allow one to read or delete the data as well... never really played around with it that much though
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i believe xp had something called a briefcase which would only allow one to read or delete the data as well... never really played around with it that much though

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Hello - I need to create a read only external hard drive - where my data can't be copied or altered or added to (except by myself) - is there a way to do this - I know you can do this with XP file permissions but this can easily be changed?<br />
Is there a good freeware program?<br />
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Thanks :)
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Hello - I need to create a read only external hard drive - where my data can't be copied or altered or added to (except by myself) - is there a way to do this - I know you can do this with XP file permissions but this can easily be changed?
Is there a good freeware program?

Thanks :)

Create a read only hard drive

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.

Storage

Storage devices include any device used for storing and retrieving digital information. Hard disk drives (HDDs) use one or more rigid ("hard") rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. Data is accessed in a random-access manner, meaning that individual blocks of data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only sequentially. The primary competing technology for secondary storage is flash memory in the form of solid-state drives (SSDs), but HDDs remain the dominant medium for secondary storage due to advantages in price per bit and per-device recording capacity. CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable) is a digital optical disc storage format that allows information to be stored outside the mechanical HDD.