Destination folder external disk ”unable to write to selected folder”

I am trying to install r2020a on an external hard drive. I’ve selected the destination folder /Volumes/External but it says ”Unable to write to the selected folder”. How can I fix this? The external hard drive is a wd passport for Mac

Answer 1

[Jemima Pulipati]

Hello,

From my understanding, you are facing an issue while installing MATLAB to an external disk.

You may try the steps mentioned in this answer corresponding to your operating system.

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