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• I'm unable to access the files on my external hard drive

  I have an external hard drive and can't read the files. The device appears on my PC, but no file shows when I go to the device and equipment. My PC is not recover this unit and only not recognize it as a USB device. I can see this under the folder hardware and devices, but there is no entry. Is there a way to access the files or retrieve files? The material of the driver is up-to-date.

  Hello

  Try to connect the external hard drive on another computer / USB and check.

  If you are able to access the files on the other computer, and then try to update the drivers for the chipset of your computer.

  You can visit the website of the manufacturer of the computer to get the chipset drivers.

  Thank you.

• Trying to access the files on an external hard drive in XP with Vista... Access denied.

  My old laptop with XP died, so I purchased an external drive and installed my old hard drive in it. I now use Vista, but whenever I try to access the files I get a message saying that I don't have permission to access the files. I spent in and changed the settings in files to reflect property, yet I always refused. I have read the discussions and met some people with the same questions, but proposed solutions seem to be more confusing than the problem itself.

  These files have been encrypted? If Yes and you did not save your encryption certificate/key, the files are lost forever. If the files are not encrypted (and you can do this natively in XP Home), then appropriate should do the trick. Again, here are the instructions:

  1. right click on the file or folder and then click Properties.
  2. click on the Security tab.
  3. under group or user names, click your name to see the permissions you have.

  To open a file, you must have the read permission. For more information about permissions, see what are permissions?

  http://tinyurl.com/2j9vgr

  To take ownership of a folder:

  1 right click on the folder you want to take control and then click Properties.
  2. click on the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.
  3. click on modify. Need administrator permission if you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
  4. click on the name of the person you want to give to the property.
  5. If you want this person to be the owner of the files and subfolders in this folder, select the Replace owner of subcontainers and objects to check.
  6. click on OK

  If after all this you may not always get the files, I just boot the system with a Linux Live CD or Live USB key and copy in Windows there because Linux does not respect ownership/permissions of Windows.

  You can create a USB bootable Linux instead of a bootable CD. This site will show you how, and it's very easy -http://www.pendrivelinux.com

  http://www.Knoppix.NET

  See also - http://lifehacker.com/5504531/the-complete-guide-to-saving-your-windows-system-with-a-thumb-drive
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/17044/move-files-from-a-failing-PC-with-an-Ubuntu-Live-CD/
  https://help.Ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD and for future disaster recovery programs - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Backing_Up

  MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Windows 7 can not "see" the files on my external hard drive all of a sudden after I used ICACLS to give me full control.

  I used ICACLS in a command prompt high to give me all permissions for all on the external hard drive. I do not share the disk or remove permissions from any other 'user' but all of a sudden the guest not to see the files on the disc and I don't know what to do about it. But when I open a window and go outside, the files are there, I can access it, use them in all cases, I would normally.

  Anyone has an idea why an elevated command prompt would not be able to see the files that are clearly on the external hard drive? There is just something not right on command prompt, you see only not the files that are there.

  Thanks in advance

  Update: it turns out that there seems to be some kind of conflict between the UAC and the Administrators group. Don't know how I was touched, but I finally finished refusing authorization in writing system on my external hard drive. Suddenly Builtin Administrator, users of Builtin and NT Authority stood, one of them, or another group, resumed training, locked read-only access to all files, and then he took it a little further and removed my ability to write attributes or read them. I was forced to use a back up 'Admin I have on standby with a third I reapplied my main administrator permissions, but still denied access. After doing things with ICACLS, I was able to get a partial control, but I still couldn't save.

  At the end of the road, it turns out that an external hard drive formatted in NTFS is recognized by the computer as a disk fixed, as if it were part of the computer, and there it was treated as such, given my file system files by locking the.

  Even with the hidden Builtin Administrator I activated, I couldn't access the files. I finally had to move all the girls to the drive c:\ and format the external drive with exFat so that the system do not think that he was part of the computer. Unfortunately, I can never depend on having a System Image backup because exFat cannot have a writing for her.

  I have full access, as well as anyone and everyone, there is no permissions on exFat, so it's a compromise, better than the system for the control of my own computer ruined combat...

  Luke

• I can't save the file to my external hard drive connected to my wireless router!

  I have a wireless router netgear WNDR3700 with 'plug-and-play' feature that allows a home to simply connect your hard drive to your network. I managed it to get up and running, but I encountered some problems when I tried to save files on the disk. The strange thing is that I can copy and paste or move the files to the location that I want to but I can't save it there... I have windows 7 Professional 64-bit installed.

  I thought about it :)

  In the folder "My Computer" and under "Network location" I clicked on my external hard drive. Just below the navigation bar, I clicked on 'Map network drive' I entered all the information of location on hard disk and I got another file under "network location". I deleted the old one and used a new one that I could use without any problems until now... hope this makes sense...

• How can I remove restrictions file from an external hard drive so I can view or access these files on any computer instead of just one file has first been created?

  I have an external hard drive that I loaded all my important files on all my computers. There is a file that I put in place restrictions to access, but it has been so long that I don't know how I did it or how to remove it. How can I remove restrictions file from an external hard drive so I can view or access these files on any computer instead of just one file has first been created? The computer that I created the folder of running Windows Vista. I am not able to access files in this folder from any other computer. It gives me the following error: "E:\School is not accessible. Access is denied. »

  Hi mango127,

  I suggest that you give all permissions for everyone on this folder and check if it works.

  "Access denied" error message when you try to open a folder

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/810881

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421

  If the previous step fails then I would suggest that you take the backup of this folder on the computer you were accessing and later to format the hard drive.

  How to use disk management to configure basic disks in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/309000

• I use LR 6.5 on an iMAC. Files RAF Fuji originally, I imported from an SD card worked and exported in the form of PSD and then after saving the files on an external hard drive RAF erased from Lightroom. I now want to import some RAF b HD files

  I use LR 6.5 on an iMAC. Files RAF Fuji originally, I imported from an SD card worked and exported in the form of PSD and then after saving the files on an external hard drive RAF erased from Lightroom. I now have to import some RAF of the HD files but LR shows them as dazed out and said that they have already been imported when I hover over the thumbnail. I have this problem when importing files in the same HD Canon CR2, and who have been treated exactly the same. Anyone got a clue as to why this is happening? Thanks, Phil

  Hi Phil,

  If Lightroom then reads these as duplicate files, it shows that they are already present in your Lightroom Catalog.

  You can search by file name and check if the image is present in your library.

  Kind regards

  Claes

• NECESSARY COMPUTER ENGINEERING? LOL__ "Access denied" when I try to access my files on my external hard drive (NTFS).

  NOT COOL AT ALL! lol - if I use an external USB DISK (NTFS FORMAT).

  Windows XP Home Edition recognizes the letter of the root as E:

  I have a folder called "MY STUFF" - on the inside, there are a few individually labeled folders my videos, music, files, text, programs, etc.

  ALL I DID try me moving all these folders with files in them at the root of E: to save my self a click

  HAVE EXCHANGE of OPINION, and you press CTRL + Z to undo the move and since impossible to access ONE of my files then, im!

  OH NO.! My entire music collection, collection of movies, etc.

  I ve tried ALL, DISK CHECK, the SYSTEM RESTORE, even reinstalled windows... NOTHING WORKS.

  This is ONLY a problem with files I tried to move... all the other files on my external hard drive work fine as always.

  WHAT WAS WRONG? PLEASE HELP :(

  AGO, I tried, unfortunately it seems that this only applies to XP PROFESSIONAL edition... im running home edition again... he could not know, but someone suggested I try to use this small and useful software: UNLOCKER

  Here is the link

  http://download.CNET.com/Unlocker/3000-2248_4-10493998.HTML?tag=mncol

  I still don't know what the problem was, but it worked PERFECTLY.

  THINK ID recommend it to anyone with similar problems.

  This thing is a godsend. the files that I have problems with has no lock on it handles but I used UNLOCKER to MOVE to my desktop drive Local hard drive c and they works perfectly.

  After that I just moved my external hard drive em (they continue to work) and now all my problems are solved.

  Thank you for taking the time to help anyway, Steve! Keep the link, u might need someday, buddy! TTYL

• To access the other account via external hard drive

  MacBook Pro (13 inch, early 2011)

  V.10.11.6 El Capitan (15G 31)

  To summarize what I've lived, I got a kernel panic, by connecting to any account. So I tried to fix it by zapping the PRAM and NVRAM, tried the reset SMC, and both did not work. So I installed El Capitan on my external hard drive and it works, I just need to access the other account on the Mac to recover photos and then do a clean set install.

  The problem is that I do not know how to access the other account on the mac like I did not move any info from another acc to my external hard drive. Is it possible to do more than to reconfigure my HD post and return to the new installation procedure? Or I'm able to get pictures on the other account with the photo software?

  Open the drive containing, then the folder users, your record of departure, and photos. If you encounter a file that you don't have access permission, either drag it to the office supply your administrator password, or select the entire disk, choose get the information in the file menu and set to ignore permissions or ownership.

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• How can I change the permissions for an external hard drive?

  Hi, I have a little problem... I used an external hard drive on my pc windows 10 and now I try to copy my files on my iMac, but the thing is I can't delete my files from my hard drive because I can only read them. So I want to change the permissions, but I do not know how... Can someone help me with this please?

  Thank you for your time.

  This means generally that the volume is formatted to NTFS, at which case it must be reformatted or software such as Paragon NTFS installed on the Mac.

  In case this happens to a FAT32, exFAT or volume Mac OS extended, either the volume's directory structure is damaged, it is locked in the material or the player has felt that it is about to fail.

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• How to make windows media player to play the files from my external hard drive?

  I use Windows XP on my laptop and have attached an external hard drive Buffalo Mini-station.

  I want to transfer my music to the device, but cannot find a way to get Windows Media Player to select files to allow him to play.
  I would like to do a shuffle, as it does if the music is on my internal hard drive, but cannot work out how to do the same thing from the walk of Buffalo.

  Can anyone help?

  Thank you.

  It should be a simple matter to change records are included in the library.

• any ideas on how to view the files from my external hard drive?

  my external hard drive is only showing my new files and not the rest. I tried already to show hidden folders. Any ideas pls?

  Hello

  · Did you changes to the hard drive before moving the new files?

  · What files are missing from the external drive?

  Connect the external hard drive on another computer and check if you are able to view and access these files.

• How can I manage the same catalog on external hard drive on two different PCs

  Hello to everyone.

  I would lik to see whether there is a possibility to manage the same catalog on two different workstations. For example, I make a few adjustments in the morning on my pc 1 ad, and then later I close the office but I need to continue to work on the same files on pc 2 without starting all over. Then I make other adjustments to other files that I end the next day on 1 pc.

  Anyone please help?

  Thank you!

  Anna

  Hi Anna,.

  You can store the catalog Lightroom and original images on an external hard drive, and connect the player to the computer on which you want to change.

  Refer to this tutorial to find out how to transfer your catalog on disk: Lightroom training: How do I move Photos or a catalogue on an external drive - YouTube

  Kind regards

  Claes

• Move the files to an external hard drive - LR3.2, Mac Snow Leopard

  I apologize for this right now, but after reading other threads in this forum, buy a book, and I watch a video, I am more confused than ever! I want to spend 6 months of folders, subfolders, metadata, and keywords, off my portable hard drive to an external hard drive to free up room on my laptop (not). Then, I want to be able to access with the LR catalog on the external hard drive. The catalog that I use currently (showing all my photos 2010) also contains more recent files that I don't want to export because they are still topical. My studies, there are all kinds of suggestions on the creation of new files by drag-and - drop, using the sign, export catalogues etc, but nothing that tells me step by step how to achieve what I want to do! Pourrait - a nice person please guide me through this?

  Thnaks,

  Richard

  To make LR 'see' your external hard drive, you must make a top folder of in LR.

  In the library Module, click the icon "+" in the folders Panel, and then click "add a folder".

  Navigate to your external hard drive and create the folder, call it what you want it to be.

  Right-click on the new folder and click on "add a folder"; the player must then become visible.

  Then, just drag and drop your images into this folder.

  WW

• Why I can't see my files on my external hard drive on my Mac?

  I got my mac less than a year.

  I have an external hard drive (external hard drive, Silicon Power A80 - 2 to Armor) and I use it on my MacBook Pro and my PC.

  Today I just plugged into my mac, and suddenly I saw this error. Should I really reformat because I have so many files it.

  Please help me fix.

  Thank you.

  MacBook Pro (retina, 15 inch, mid-2014), OS X EL Capitan, Beta Version 10.11.

  When you reformat you will delete also, that OK with you, or you want to keep the files stored there.