Cannot access music files from external hard drive - without permission

original title: I can't get my computer to get permission to access my music files on an external hard drive.  I set all permissions and sharing. Can you help me???

I HAVE READ THE ARTICLES of PERMISSIONS AND FOLLOWED all THE directions. I ALSO ' ' THE READER AND SHARED FOLDER

Hello

1 have had any changes made on the computer before the show?

2. do you get an error message? If Yes, what is the full and exact error message?

3. are you able to access other files?

Method 1:

Try restarting your computer in safe mode and check if the problem persists:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

Method 2:

I suggest you for the link and check the drive for errors:

Check a drive for errors

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/check-a-drive-for-errors

Note: when running chkdsk on the drive hard if bad sectors are found, it tries to repair this sector and if all the available data may be lost.

Let us know if it helps.

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