Cant write to hd

I have 2 hard drives on my box.

I use the second one to back up any important stuff, but I cant paste anything directly into it.

When it was installed in this box it already had quite a few folders and files in it. I can paste into an existing folder and create a new folder inside an existing folder, but if I try to create a new folder of its own (not inside anything else) I get a pop-up telling me it cant create the folder "new folder".

I seem to remember it saying it was a "read only" file or something, at one stage.

I always thougt a hd couldnt be "read only"

Any ideas how to fix this ??

Thanks in advance.

 

Sounds like it might be a permission problem. What OS are you using?? If you're using 2000 or XP, make sure your NTFS permissions are set properly.

 

Please excuse me for not stating my OS, yes its XP.

NTFS ??

 

NTFS is the file system you're most likely using. Click on the following link. It'll give you instructions on how to set your permissions:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/server/iis/htm/core/iidfpsc.htm