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The media is write protected

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote explains why attempts to create a new file in the Microsoft® Windows® Explorer GUI while set to an IBM® Rational® ClearCase® view results in the error []Unable to create the file 'New Text Document' The media is write protected[], along with instructions to resolve the issue.

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Modified date:
16 June 2018

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swg21126906