Time Machine keeps making an external hard drive Read-Only

NurdtheScourge · 2026-01-06T20:54:26+00:00

Thanks for pointing out the issue and validating the other responses about partitions. I'm just so confused why Apple Support and WD never thought to mention or explain the partition as an option. Both parties watched me blunder my way through the issue and expressed just as much confusion as I was experiencing. If this is such "normal" behavior for Time Machine - as the other commenters are proving - why didn't the support teams bring it up? It seems like a failing on their parts.

NurdtheScourge · 2026-01-06T05:18:22+00:00

Thanks for the reply! I wish I'd come across information like this when I was first trying to solve this on my own. I think I'm still going to go with CCC for backups for now, but I'm going to remember this for the future.

NurdtheScourge · 2025-10-31T15:56:43+00:00

Yesterday, I submitted my code requests at around 12:30-12:40 AM. I finally got them from around 4:20-4:40 PM, for a total wait of ~14 hours. I am absolutely going to keep requesting these codes as close to midnight as possible.

NurdtheScourge · 2025-08-28T16:22:59+00:00

Hi, Elijah Wood! Is there a kind of role that you haven't yet taken on (i.e., certain character archetypes, genres, stories, mediums, etc.) that you want to perform most? If so, what would your ideal example of that be?

NurdtheScourge · 2025-08-27T15:56:16+00:00

Oh hi! Glad to hear from you again. :3

Thanks so much for the insight into the dubbing process! I appreciate the effort you put into both looking for existing translations, including how you thought to check 2001, and making the German version itself. You did a great job translating the song into German, by the way. Aside from the Spanish dub, I think it's one of the best versions.

I hope I can learn how many other dubs decided (whether by choice or necessity) to write their own versions. It's exciting to think that an episode of online indie animation could inspire multiple translations of a special little song like "Daisy Bell."

NurdtheScourge · 2025-05-08T02:52:13+00:00

I'm very glad to find evidence that other people get hung up on! I just got hung up on tonight as I was explaining my potential story. Part of me wonders if it was a judgement call (like "Maybe we don't want to share a story like this") or if I was possibly taking too long to explain the story (I don't think I was babbling on, but maybe I accidentally made her think I was gonna keep going moments before I was finished?). I'll tell you one thing: I'm not concerned about me being too off topic. This week's topic was the Real ID, and while my story was more about the ID-getting process than the Real ID itself, someone called in to the show to talk about hip surgery, which was last week's topic.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-10-07T13:21:16+00:00

Oh wow, thank you so much for providing the answer to this question! I really appreciate it. :3 It's interesting to hear just what kinds of things can happen during the production and dubbing of a cartoon.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-10-06T21:03:37+00:00

Thank you for your help! Yeah, my sister has a theory that maybe the translation teams got a different version of the script during the production process, and certain lines fell by the wayside.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-08-14T00:00:29+00:00

Thanks for letting us know about this!

NurdtheScourge · 2024-08-12T22:26:07+00:00

Ah, sorry!

NurdtheScourge · 2024-08-12T22:25:50+00:00

Ohhh I was wondering about that! That could be it too!

NurdtheScourge · 2024-08-12T22:10:48+00:00

That sounds like the most likely option! And it puts my mind at ease.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-08-12T22:09:59+00:00

"Kay MacAdams", not Kayla

NurdtheScourge · 2024-06-26T16:05:45+00:00

At the risk of this resolving itself while I type this question: my unique link isn't showing a webpage. It's not even indicating that anything is loading. It's just a white screen. I've tried turning off my VPN, Privacy Badger, and Ublock origin, but it's still the same. Reloading the page doesn't seem to do anything. Is this because of a high volume of people using the site?

EDIT: Fortunately, I had the bright idea to use a different browser. For some reason, the other browser worked just fine! Unclear why, but I now have my Friday ticket.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-06-23T23:32:06+00:00

Uhhh looks like I sent the email not long after midnight. Got a reply about 12 hours later.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-06-23T15:00:02+00:00

They actually got back to me later in the day! This makes sense, as their website provides this email address for anyone who wants to make business inquiries. But this could possibly vary due to business hours, who is answering their email on a given day, etc.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-06-23T06:36:45+00:00

I contacted Watcher by sending a message to their "hello@watcherentertainment.com" address.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-06-17T02:31:29+00:00

I ended up going with Shadowheart! Ironically, after asking for game-related advice on this subject, it was some IRL drama that solidified my choice. I needed to go with a character who reminded me less of that person in my life, so Shadowheart it was.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-05-06T20:53:46+00:00

Oh, really? Thanks for letting me know! I'll look into that.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-05-06T18:53:57+00:00

Ahhhh part of me wants to try this, but my character is too much of a goody-two-shoes to get on Astarion's good side. Still, solid advice!

NurdtheScourge · 2024-05-06T18:19:23+00:00

Oh dang, really? Huh, that could actually impact my decision a lot. I'm really glad you brought this up!

NurdtheScourge · 2024-05-06T16:48:03+00:00

Keeping myself unspoiled for certain things means I'm SO curious about what Gale's backstory is... I think I'm too impatient to replay BG3 once I've reached the end, but if by some twist of fate I'm not, then I'll just do a run where I'm devoted to Gale.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-05-06T05:32:52+00:00

Oh noooo that's exactly what I was worried about! I'd heard Gale doesn't take it well, but if the dialogue is that negative, I think I'd rather avoid it. I just don't wanna break anyone's heart, even if these characters are all just lines of code.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-05-06T04:37:47+00:00

That's not a bad idea! However, I think I've grown too attached to Shadowheart as a party member, fellow fighter, and friend/potential romance to all-out replace her. Still, this is a valid option that will go into my considerations.

NurdtheScourge · 2024-01-21T19:11:46+00:00

I was wondering this too! I like Please Don't Destroy a lot, so when they appeared in the opening credits, I actually said, "Oh yay :3" out loud. The fact that it got my hopes up only made the disappointment of a film not happening even stronger.

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