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External hard drive folders inaccessible "Access denied."
Hey!! It's working! I was experimenting in a lower level folder just now and had to check Full Control at the top level (the drive letter and drive name). Another person pointed out that Special Permissions, the last of the checkboxes had to be unchecked. Thank you so much for your help and...- Home777
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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External hard drive folders inaccessible "Access denied."
Hi Freestone, Sorry! You're right; thanks for your help both times. The drive is formatted NTFS. How would I check or change the Read permissions of my user ID? Thanks so much! Russ- Home777
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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External hard drive folders inaccessible "Access denied."
Another user suggested a Microsoft bulletin that told how to take ownership for folders (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421) I tried it and am now I think halfway to a solution: I have XP Pro SP2. Disabled simple file sharing. Right-clicked on drive > Properties > Security > Advanced >...- Home777
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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External hard drive folders inaccessible "Access denied."
Hi all, I have a problem with an external drive and am hoping some of you might know how to fix my problem. I have a 3-year old Seagate 7200 rpm 250 GB ATA-100 3.5” hard drive in a USB 2.0/Firewire enclosure. About a year ago, it started denying me access to certain folders. I’m using a Dell...- Home777
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