Help! new to hard drive, keep getting "can't modify" message

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Hi all,

I just got the new hard drive and I was planning to copy files on my macbook. However when I was about to copy files on, it says that “elements cannot be modified”. Now i searched around and saw that I had to use disk utilities etc. in order to fix it, but when I try to use disk utilities “erase” tab, it does not give me the option to press “erase” nor change the format etc - it’s all grey/darken out. I am getting really frustrated and can’t seem to find the answer anywhere! Please help. Thanks!

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i’m having the same problem anyone know how to fix this thanks

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Which drive did you get? If it came formatted for Windows it will need to be reformatted to use on a Mac.

Joe

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hi mine (Elements) was formated to windows but the strange thing is it let’s me erase and partition the drive on another mac witch i did i then  put  it back into my mac (same os system 10.5) and it’s still read only i’ve tried erasing, partitioning but nothing works thanks for any help  

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is there anyone who can help me please i’m really getting frustrated with this drive thank you