I can't edit any of my song details in itunes.

I recently purchased a new laptop and transferred all my music across to an external hard drive which are permanently connected.
I added the songs into itunes.
They play fine.
But i cant seem to edit the songs. The details are greyed out (read-only)
What can i do?
Thanks

*The details are greyed out (read-only)*
Set the files so they are not Read Only.
Also, make sure you have full permsssions to these files and the folder they are in.
Use Start -> *Help & Support* to find how to do these.

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