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Changing a network drive icon
- Thread starter Jack9034
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It wont let me change it like any other file or folder. It gives me a beep sound when I paste the icon.
Right-click on the drive and Get Info. Then review/correct your permissions at the bottom of that window. If you like, take a screen shot and post it.
Okay. Here is the screenshot.
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The drive is formatted as NTFS. Mac OS X cannot write to NTFS unless you enable that capability. See below.
NTFS (Windows NT File System)
- Read/Write NTFS from native Windows.
- Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X
[*]To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives:- For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion)
- For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode)
- For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard
- Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx $36).
- Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability.
- AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS
- Maximum file size: 16 TB
- Maximum volume size: 256TB
- You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems.
Hi,
I would not be certain that the drive is formatted in NTFS, I can see SMB protocol and it could be any filesystem below. [EDIT] ok, saw the screenshot now, mine says SMB(Other)[EDIT]
I actually happen to have the same issue, while I am able to write to NTFS. One drive that I can change the network icon is an ext4 over SMB, but I have the problem with the other server running from ZFS over SMB.
I think we should look into SMB/filesystem permissions.