I've got a lot of video files backed up on a couple portable HDDs and SSDs. When I plug anything into a USB port on an Android device, it writers a bunch of crappy Android folders. When taking the drive back to a PC, Windows alerts me that there's a problem with the drive and it should be scanned/fixed (which doesn't always work). I've never lost any files, but it's a major pain.

Is there a way to make an HDD or SSD write-only either in Android or on a PC? Preferably on a PC before I ever attach it to an Android device. Would that stop Android from writing its file structure junk to the drive?

Any suggestions on how to prevent Android from writing to or altering attached PC drives would be appreciated.

Note: My drives are usually formatted in NTFS. Windows 10.

Thanks!