I can't move files on my external hard drive as it says I don't have permission.

Similar Questions

• I have a new computer with windows 7 and I put as an administrator, but whenever I try to backup to an external hard drive I tells me I don't have permission. How can I fix it?

  I have a new computer with windows 7 and I put as an administrator, but whenever I try to save a file to an external hard disk that is identified on my computer I tells me I don't have permission to back up there.

  You must enter the property of your external drive - see here:
  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7network/thread/24bdf172-2DBC-43b8-995d-a99b6a81413c/

• I can't find my external hard drive under 'Computer' but it appears in "Devices and printers" How can I access files on my external hard drive?

  I can't find my external hard drive in "computer".

  I just bougth a new HP computer running Windows 7.  I just copied a bunch of movie files, music and photo of my old Mac (OSX Leopard) on a Western Digital external hard drive.

  I plugged the external drive in my HP via USB 2.0 on the front of the computer.  Windows recognizes the drive.  She appears in the Panel of external control/hardware and Sound/devices and printers as "HARD disk".

  It does not appear in 'Computer' under 'devices with removable storage ".

  I just want to get to my files so I can copy them to my new computer.  How to access my files on the external hard drive?  Why isn't he appear in 'computer '?

  Hello ShamedMonkey,

  Thank you for your message.  The problem you are having is because of differences in formatting between PC and Mac.  You can, however, transfer your files between the two.  I will set out what must be done under and limitations of each.
  First, you will need to format the drive on your PC.  When you format the PC, you can format it in FAT32 or NTFS.
  (You mentioned that you do not see the drive in the computer) To format drive:
  Click 'Start' > right click on 'Computer' > select 'manage '.
  Click on "disk management".
  In the right pane, you should see your drive > you can then do a right click and 'format '.
  FAT32:
  This format will allow you to easily transfer files between the two.  This format becomes problematic when you transfer files more than 4 G.  There is a limit of 4 GB in FAT32, etc. of many movies are bigger than that and cannot be transferred using this format.
  NTFS
  This format has no size limitation, however, in its normal state it will be 'Read only' on Mac.  If you will not be able to transfer all the data itself.  While doing some research on the web, it seems that you can use a program called MacFuse on your Mac to change to NTFS files.  I have not confirmed this, but you can give it a try.  If this program works as planned, it would be the way to go.
  Please let us know if it did or did not solve your problem.
  See you soon

  Engineer Jason Microsoft Support answers visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Lightroom has stopped to move files on my external hard drive, it was working fine last night, but now I just get an error msg saying: he can't move them.

  Last night I started moving the external files on my PC hard drive internal to one of my hard drives for backup purposes. I've never had a problem in the past with older versions of LR but it's the first time I did it since arriving in LR CC. I moved several 100 RAW files last night with a problem, but as it was late, I stopped. I created LR move that several 1000 files today while I was only to return home and find that most of the files have not been moved and LR, saying that he cannot move them.

  I tried to move a small folder of files but I get the same result, I'm quite puzzled by what worked yesterday doesn't work not today or the same as the older versions of LR. Any help to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you very much

  Neil.

  Arrgh I'm sorry dj_paige I just found the problem.

  Windows has changed the drive letters on one of my external drives and I tried to move the files to a full drive! Not surprising that RAW files would not move.

  I'm so sorry for wasting your time and can only apologize for not noticing the problem yesterday, I can only put it down to my own fatigue at the end of a long day.

  I now eat a large slice of humble pie and feeling rather stupid.

• How can I move my images on external hard drive?

  I need to create a space on my portable hard drive. How can I move my images on an external hard drive? Terrified, I'll losse them or get the dreaded...? Help!

  There is no need to be terriefied. The "dreaded"? "isn't so bad.

  The best way to go about this is:

  (1) in Lr / Grid View / files Panel (left side) put all your image files under folder of one of their parents. If this is already the case, you can skip this step. To do this, just create a new folder and name it descriptive. Then drag-and - drop your image in addition to this newly created folder files. This will make all the image files subfolders in the folder of one of their parents.

  (2) close Lr. In the Finder of Mac / Win Explorer to move the newly created parent folder (wil together all its subfolders) on external hard drive you. This is important: Do not rename the files or change the structure of folder at this point.

  (3) Lr re - open. In the files Panel, you will see the | "dreaded" "? -don't panic! Right click (i.e. click the right - as opposed to left - button you rmouse) parent folder he that you created earlier and now shows the question mark and select . Navigate to the location of the folder on your external drive parent and select it. LR will find all subfolders on its own.

  That's all there is to it.

  PS: in fact the text is not . But the procedure is the same.

  Post edited by: web-Weaver - added PS

• How to move files from the external hard drive to the keywords WITH main drive?

  On a recent trip, I have uploaded thousands of images on an external hard drive that I used with my laptop. I keyworded and edited these files on the road.

  Back home, I want to move the files (keywords and all) to my permanent LR library that resides on a different hard drive. How can I do this transfer without losing the keywords?

  Thank you in advance.

  Hi Jessica,.

  There seems to be a confusion of terms here: the catalog is where LR stores all of its information (that your designated as LR library in your original post).

  While you were on the road, did you use LR to add keywords to photos, or have you used another tool? If you have used LR, you already have a catalog on the laptop, which you can then import into your main LR catalog (using import to catalogue option in the file menu). Let us know if you get stuck anywhere.

  Marc

• In iMovie 9.0.4 How can I move events to an external hard drive?

  Note: I am writing this issue on behalf of my daughter, who is an old iMac running 10.6.8.   His version of iMovie is 9.0.4.

  She has about 50 GB, events which occupies about one-third of its HD.  There is an external hard drive with lots of available storage.

  How to pass these events to the external hard drive?

  Thank you

  Owen

  For a long time I used iMovie 9 but this link to the help info gives instructions: http://help.apple.com/imovie/#mov3ac6d42c

  Its probably safer to copy rather than move events (unless you already have a backup) just in case something goes wrong.

  Geoff.

• I can't move a folder to another folder, because I said that I don't have permission to do.

  original title: authorization

  I can't move a folder to another folder, because I 'need to permission' to do.  How can I get permission... it's my computer, nobody else uses it.

  How to grant permissions in Windows 7

  1. Locate the file or the folder where you want to take in charge in Windows Explorer.
  2. right click on the file or folder and select properties from the Menu
  3. click on the Security tab, then click the button change. Click OK to confirm the UAC elevation request if necessary.
  4 Select user/group permission windows or click Add to add other user or group (you may need to do this for multiple users - ex: administrator and your own user account).
  5. now under permission section check the rights you want for the user that is to say 'Total control' in the "Allow" column to assign the rights to full access control permissions to the user.
  6. click OK for changes to take effect and click OK again to exit the Properties window.

• I am not allowed to move files in different folders. He tells me that I don't have permission. It started a few days ago.

  I create a project and save it to my standard file.  From there on, I move files in individual folders.  Recently, files are not allowed to be moved and my main files have a lock that appears on the icon.  I removed the shared lock, but still not able to move files.  I have windows 7.

  You can use it on personal folders,

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/112795-context-menu-take-ownership.html

  Ownership of a file or a folder,

  Right click on the file/folder, select properties and then click the Security tab.

  Click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.

  Click on edit and then do one of the following:

  To change the owner to a user or group that is not listed, click other users and groups and enter the object name to select (examples), type the name of the user or group and then click OK.

  To change the owner to a user or a group is listed in the change owner to box, click the new owner.

  To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects in the tree view, select the Replace owner of subcontainers and objects of the box.

  See also why I can't delete a file or folder?

  How to open a file if I get an access denied message?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-open-a-file-if-I-get-an-access-denied-message

  What to know before applying permissions to a file or folder

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-to-know-before-applying-permissions-to-a-file-or-folder

• How can I access files on my external hard drive with windows 7 OS, when I attach it to a computer with windows vista?

  When I try to change the permissions, I get an error message: error security application. An error has occurred applying security infromation to root: root, \boot: \bootmgr, root: \System Volume Information access is denied.

  When I open windows Explorer, it shows only startup records and not the user records. All suggestions will be useful. Thank you

  Hi, MBRC,

  1. Where are you trying to change the permissions?

  I suggest that you first take ownership of the drive once you connect to the computer and check if it works.

  To take ownership of a folder

  (a) right click on the folder you want to take control and then click Properties.

  (b) click on the Security tab, click Advanced, and then click the owner tab.

  (c) click on Edit. If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

  (d) click on the name of the person you want to give to the property.

  (e) If you want that person to be the owner of the files and subfolders in this folder, select the check box Replace owner subcontainers and objects .

  (f) click OK.

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/troubleshoot-access-denied-when-opening-files-or-folders

  If the previous step fails, see if access you files and folders when you connect the drive to any other computer.

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• I can't delete files from my external hard drive

  I tried the command prompts, but I have not tried to download all the programs 'Take Ownership'.

  I tried several times, but due to Error Codes: 0 x 80070570 I can't remove it. I'm running on Windows 7 HP laptop.

  There is no need to download anything, but you may need to take possession of your records - see here:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7network/thread/24bdf172-2DBC-43b8-995d-a99b6a81413c/

• How can I find files on my external hard drive file type?

  I want to put my collection of music on an sd card to play on my radio. My radio only supports mp3 and wma file types. I think I might have other types of files in my collection. I want to locate them and to convert these files, but my collection is very wide. Too big to check each file individually

  I want to put my collection of music on an sd card to play on my radio. My radio only supports mp3 and wma file types. I think I might have other types of files in my collection. I want to locate them and to convert these files, but my collection is very wide. Too big to check each file individually

  Search for *.mp3 or *.wma...
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/advanced-tips-for-searching-in-Windows

• I want to transfer my files to my external hard drive free windows click on my mac, it recognizes the drive but I can't nothing or see the files. Any help is appreciated

  I need to transfer my files to my external hard drive free windows click on my mac.  I can see the drive but cannot do anything or transfer.  any help is appreciated.

  The drive does not appear in the Finder?  Do you get an icon for it on your desktop?

  You say that it recognizes the drive, how exactly, what is the point?

  What happens when you try to use it?

  How the drive is formatted?  Is it encrypted?

• After a hard drive crash and recover most of my files on an external hard drive but who eventually became my only internal, because I live on an island in South America and there is virtually nobody on the island I live it can he

  After a hard drive crash and recover most of my files on an external hard drive which eventually became my only internal, but because I live on an island in South America and there's hardly anyone on the island I live who can help other that a friend, I took a trip to Miami to visit the genius bar and they did a new install of Capitan which I don't really like by the way.  In any case, I though I had lost all my iPhoto library, but I managed to find my photos. Only now I have two libraries... the iPhoto with images from my Photos on Capitan and 8 years.  Is it possible to consolidate them in a library?  And can I still use RAW to be able to edit photos? aIso, y at - it a tutorial for the Photos?

  In the future more facts and less editorial help here

  SO now, we know all about how you feel but nothing on your system or your problem

  What version of El Captain do you have (10.11.3 is the current version with Photos 1.3)

  You cannot merge libraries without third party software - Photos of power can merge pictures libraries

  You can migrate iPhoto libraries to libraries of Photos by dragging Photos icon in the Dock

  When you first launched the Photos it has migrated the last used for Photos iPhoto library

  I hope this will help, but to get specific answers, you need to provide real information and not feelings

  LN

• How can I restore my backup files on an external hard drive using Windows XP SP3?

  I back up my files to an external hard drive using windows XP sp2. My pc crashed and re installed with Windows XP sp3. Now I can't find the backup on the system tools utility. How can I restore my backup files. Help, please.

  Hi PML.

  Yes, I used the built in «Back to the top of the tool» Unfortunately I don't have the CD. My Netbook is a HP mini computer that comes with Windows XP home. Thank you for your help and I hope to hear from you again.

  How do you reinstall Windows?  If you have used the HP Recovery system to recover from a hidden partition, backup should have been reinstalled.

  I suggest you call HP support.