How to make external HDD read only for others?

Guys, I own a wd mypassport external hdd 1TB. Is it possible to make it as read only for other (users/user accounts) and read and write only for me? Doing so will block virus infections right?

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no,it is not possible & even if it was it would still be unable to block infection.use a good AV all the time,disable autorun for all(control panel setting) & always scan a removable drive before opening it(preferably by explorer address bar dropdown or left tree menu instead of double or right clicking) if it has been connected to any other system before.

^ Got it.
BTW what's the difference between direct double click opening and left tree menu opening? I thought both are same?

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they work differently at least in xp i think but anyway this is no longer necessary.i just did some searching & found out microsoft has removed the autorun.inf ability to execute files from win 7(& later).it is no longer necessary to avoid double click or right click option to open removable drive unless this has just become a habit of earlier xp use.

IMHO, don't plug you HDD into unknown computers and if anybody else wants to use it, first check that they have a good antivirus.

though autorun is disabled in Windows 7, there are some nasty viruses which hide your files and change its attributes to system/archive etc. better be safe than sorry.

whitestar_999 said:
they work differently at least in xp i think but anyway this is no longer necessary.i just did some searching & found out microsoft has removed the autorun.inf ability to execute files from win 7(& later).it is no longer necessary to avoid double click or right click option to open removable drive unless this has just become a habit of earlier xp use.

Thank God. I have opened numerous pendrive though I know it contains virus just to see the type of infection. But I won't try to open any exe files further.

SaiyanGoku said:
IMHO, don't plug you HDD into unknown computers and if anybody else wants to use it, first check that they have a good antivirus.

though autorun is disabled in Windows 7, there are some nasty viruses which hide your files and change its attributes to system/archive etc. better be safe than sorry.

That's Gud but my friends want to take my hdd to their Home but I'm staying in hostel. So I thought modifying file permission for hdd alone would deny write property to others.

ariftwister said:
That's Gud but my friends want to take my hdd to their Home but I'm staying in hostel. So I thought modifying file permission for hdd alone would deny write property to others.

Tell them to buy an external hdd themselves if they have a desktop. else ask them to carry their laptops with them to copy data. I have 3 external HDDs (planning to buy another one after 15th may) and i know how difficult it is to manage the data on them.