How can I change the permissions on a read only external HD

I have a WD external HD and I am transferring a file more than 4GB in size. The current partition scheme supported by Ma, being FAT 32, supports only up to 4GB in file transfer size. If I format the external HD on my PC in a NTFS file format it is supposed to handle file transfers bigger than 4GB. Which is true, but it only goes one way, so for example if I am transferring a file from PC to HD to Mac it works just fine, with a few minor hickups, but the other way it does not work at all. So if I want to add anything onto the external HD being hooked up to my Mac, and still being in NTFS format I get a message saying that I do not have sufficient privileges, and under drive info it says that it is read only. Any help on the topic, please.......All the best
Rafcio

Hi Rafcio
I get a message saying that I do not have sufficient privileges, and under drive info it says that it is read only. Any help on the topic, please
Basically, this is not a privileges problem, it is a limitation of the formats. OS X can read NTFS, but not write it. See How to transfer data from a PC to a Macintosh:
Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 work with local NTFS-formatted volumes. The volume will be read-only.
… and Boot Camp 2.0, Mac OS X 10.5: Frequently asked questions:
Mac OS X can read and write FAT volumes, but only read NTFS volumes.

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