External hard drive says its read-only and wont allow any changes

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  ^ Note that this is what my Finder looks like now despite the fact that my external hard drive is connected. He always used to display the full drive Center 'FAVORITES' and 'TAGS' as a device that is currently connected, with the option to display its "table of contents or eject it.

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  If the problem persists, please contact western digital for assistance.
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  Thank you, and in what concerns:
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