Unable to access drive C - access denied

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• CHKDSK changed on my external hard drive security descriptors, now I am unable to access

  My external hard drive is connected to my computer at startup and it began to run Chkdsk while I was away. I came back to find the security being replaced descriptors. Once this has been done and I logged in, I was unable to access the drive. "G: / is not accessible." Access is denied. "

  The disk appears in workstation but with no information of storage space. I changed permissions, sharing, and ownership as suggested elsewhere, but that didn't do anything either.

  Help, please!

  Hello

  Please contact Microsoft Community.

  It seems that you are facing problems while accessing the external hard drive on the computer. It would be great if you can tell us the brand and model of the external hard drive.

  Method 1:

  I suggest you to check the hard drive on another computer and see if the problem persists.

  Method 2:

  Check the link and try to run the Microsoft Fix it:

  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

  If you are always faced with the question, please answer and we will be happy to help you.

• access denied on the C: drive due to the destruction of user name accidentally safety on the properties of the c: drive

  By chance, I deleted all the names of users and groups in the security properties of the C: drive

  shortly after that I tried to access the C: drive and discovered that access was limited to it.

  I tried to use the Security Editor, but I'm also locked down because I don't have permission, even if I'm running the active user in administration settings.

  It is very annoying because I have most of my computer files on the C: drive, and I am unable to run application shortcuts from the desktop as the directory of all the shortcuts applicaions lead on the C: drive, which is is not accessible.

  So far, I tried to disabled UAC and other services concerning the name of user and groups, but also "access denied"...

  I'm not able to run CMD and RUN.exe of normal mode, but I can not in safe mode with command prompt,

  I therefore believe that any possible solution must be done under mode safe mode with CMD.

  I also tried to follow the instructions, but I had no success because the instructions was for someone with a vista and some of the directories mentioned files there is not applicatible for Windows 7.

  http://forums.techguy.org/Windows-Vista/831578-cant-regain-adminstrator-access.html (post #10)

  I heard that formatting the drive can bring back the factory settings and the previous user, but put names in form is not an option for me, I never run'ed a backup of the C: drive or its contents, thus losing all that data would be catastrophic for my financial and emotional state.

  Is their way of bringing user names I have both in the security properties of the C: drive?

  Hi Xerovoid,

  You can try the steps below.

  Step 1

  A. Click Start > computer

  B. right-click on the C: drive, click Properties.

  C. click on the Security tab

  D. click the Advanced button > owner > Edit

  E. make sure the replace the owner of subcontainers and objects box ischecked

  F. click apply, Ok

  G. wait until it changes ownership. (may take a while)

  H. check if the problem persists.

  Step 2

  If the above does not help you solve the problem then try the system restore on your computer.
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/what-is-system-restore

  I hope this helps.

  Bindu R - Microsoft Support
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Access denied drive C, cannot change default permission

  I use assembled PC AMD X 4 while trying to change permissions of folder I did something wrong and now I am unable to access drive C-
  Access denied to the C drive, not yet able to access C: > properties > titles > Permission or Effective permission.
  Unable to change permissions,
  The system to boot normally, but in the properties of the drive C its display of 0 (zero) bytes,
  I am not yet allowed to create / copy any file on my desktop.
  Most applications open, which are installed in the system, for example: MS Office does not, Adobe Reader not working, utorrent works not, CC Proxy doesn't work don't not... error code:-0x800704b3
  Just trying to change the permissions for the C: error message "cannot open access control editor. Access Denied»
  Please help me...

  With the current flawed system, I am not able to do the repair CD,
  Make a CD of repair in another system with the same config - will this work?

  Yes - why don't give you it a try?
  If you have 20 GB of very important data on your hard drive, then there is an urgent need for you to review your backup strategy. This is a question which must be addressed before a disaster occurs, not after.

• Set security on 'Decline' for users of Windows/object, cannot access a drive C and d. 'Access denied'-[[problem solved]]

  last updated *.

  Problem is SOLVED. Read my response at the bottom of this thread.

  * Update *.

  Solved for drive D as now but it is still not accessible. Help the Microsoft Experts kindly. By clicking on the C drive, I got "access denied."

  Hello world.

  I need help. I have windows 8, 64 bit computer laptop.  This system has 3 active accounts now. Account_One that is my administrator account. I have another

  "limited account" created on my machine Account_two and the third one is "Guest account" account that is enabled.

  Before you lend my cell phone to a friend in Account_two login I tried to restrict access to drives C and D of this Account_two which is a limited account.

  While I was doing it, I put approval for object 'Windows users' 'decline '. This object is usually the last in the list of objects on the window that appears when we sail to click with the right button on C drive > properties > Security. I realized that instead of

  for Account_two I did for Windows users / which means maybe Windows/users / * which covered my admin account too and that too on the drive root C.

  When I connected to my Account_one account that is an administrator account, I'm not able to access drive C and D where I put the authorization of 'decline' for all the attributes as shown above to object/Windows users.

  One of the folder that was on my desktop allows me to go inside the d drive as I kept this shortcut for easy access, but there is no way to navigate from c or d ' training on domestic issues. Not just me even Windows can not access important services such as 'Restore' and many others built in utilities of windows which simply will not charge blinking message windows has no access to it!

  Please help how to access drive C and D for my administrator account. I am connected to this account now, but can not access drive C or d. when I go to the Security tab in the drive C and D right click Properties I get the screen it as: you must have read allowed to view the properties of this object. Click Advanced to continue. When I click on advanced, I see the "advanced security settings for local disk (d :)), where the owner is presented as: unable to display current owner."  Exchange (Link) when I click on 'Change' I get the error message: cannot open access control editor access is denied.

  So I put the Windows/user object to "deny" on the tab security for all read and writes, and I'm not able to access anything whatsoever since my administrator account.

  Please let me know how to change access to 'allow' for c and D drive for the object user/Windows. From now there is no way to access this object by result cannot set permissions there.

  Help, please.

  Thank you very much.

  Thank you very much.

  Problem is SOLVED!

  After three days of effort I was finally able to fix this mess.  It took me three days after going through many similar positions as mine but no final answer or fix, so I kept

  through the 'access denied' messages on this community and won an idea on what

  had happened and what needed to be done. What I found that there are several hundred people

  like me, who have faced this problem and there is no final official help file to explain how to fix

  He IS but he MICROSFT official 'support chat' where they ask for $149 to connect remotely and difficulty

  the problem!

  in any case, here's how I solved my problem for people who need to fix it in case it happens to you.

  How the problem began; Read my original post above on top. In short, I set the security setting to refuse to

  Users of Windows/under the Security tab that comes after a right click drive then properties > Security. I put it and lost access to all readers!

  How I fixed it.

  Thanks to some nice people on this page of the community who have posted knowledge. A man had displayed the creation of "Administrator" "guest account of orders that I did now, I could sign out of my account and get on the 'Administrator' account with admin privileges so that I could fix it the mess on my account problem. So if you have similar problem first create the command prompt administrator account. However this only solved the problem partially as I could reverse the problem only on drive D and not on the drive C. I was able to go to security settings and set the properties 'allow' for drive D, but I was not able to read the page of security for drive C as he said I haven't read privilege he even newly created admin account.

  Now if I needed the "Access denied" problem on drive C. I continued through messages of so many "access denied" here and discovered about utilities like SFC, TAKEOWN, ICACLS, but none of them worked from the command prompt I always said "access denied."

  Thing was to take the mouse to the right of the screen and get this blue bar, then settings > change PC settings > General - Advanced startup-press the button -. Then he made up the blue screen, where you have the option called troubleshooting... go there and then advanced setting > look to start Windows from the command prompt. Do you have a command prompt with C:\windows\system32 on the command prompt. Here, my order was accepted both takeown and icacls. If I shot a command there: TAKEOWN /F /R C:\/a and I also tried icacls to give permissions after checking using the syntax on the command line itself. All commands ran successfully this time, but be careful what you give in the command. It's under a lien high built based on the account of Windows 8.

  Takeown command executed successfully and it solved my problem. I leave the command prompt then connected to this administrator account. This time, I could go to the Security tab of the C drive and set allow it for users here. Still on some issues, I was getting no access permission, but I was asked to change it to allow me to access to and I was able to do.

  For access to the C drive on the Security tab, you need to go to the 'Advanced' and change the owner too.

  in any case I'm happy this is finally resolved even if I wasn't getting much help responds I used the previous positions of other threads to solve.

  Since he was not an official help of WINDOWS or MICROSOFT on that page, I'm sure I did the security setting while making the methods of trial and error on my machine which may not be the right setting from the point of view of security in general, so I'll try to reset the default state machine as my problem is now solved.

  So I fixed it. If you need help let me know and I'll try to help you, and I do not charge $149 or $99.  ;-)

• USB - external hard drive WD My Book 1230 is not recognized (Code 28 - access denied)

  Problem started with the purchase of a an external 4 TB My Book Western Digital drive.

  I bought this second external drive for backup on a fully functional IDENTICAL existing WD my book 1230 4 Tb.

  My PC is a HP Pavilion e9180f running under Windows 7 64-bit.

  The new external drive is not recognized by the PC... I get the error message

  Device driver software was not successfully installed

  Please consult the manufacturer of your device to help get this device installed

  My book 1230 X failed

  When I put the driver (with admin rights) I get the error message

  Windows encountered a problem installing the software driver for your device.

  Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error trying to install it (USB Mass Storage Devive - access denied)

  I tried the HDD not recognized on a HP Envy laptop running Windows 8 and it is recognized and work very well (if the disk is OK).

  As a possible solution, I downloaded and installed the driver for the WD HARD drive without erasing the situation.

  I tried to plug the WD My Book 1230 on all existing 7 port USB of the PC and the situation still exist.

  In Device Manager the defective WD My Book 1230 appears under the category "other devices."

  I tried the Microsoft Mr.Fixit running without correcting the problem.

  You have a trick to help me solve the problem.

  Thank you.

  Unfortunately, your procedure has not worked as the device could not be uninstalled from the Device Manager.

  As I prepared to reinstall Windows 7, I gathered information from Control Panel - programs.

  I did a search by the most recent dates, and I realized that an Application has been installed and I was not aware that I installed it.

  The cause of my 9 day long search for a solution was a malicious program called Manager of adjustment by the AZTECS.

  Removing and restarting desktop cured the problem.

  Now all USB devices, including my Western Digital My Book 1230 are recognized.

  Thanks for your advice, support and everything.

  It is a "case closed" with a happy ending :-)

• "Access denied" error on all hard drives external and MagicDisc

  I just purchased a Lenovo B575 running Win7 Home Premium and I'm very frustrated that I can't access my external hard drives, which are essential to my work. I get the error "Access denied" the normal start, but I'm able to use disks normally in safe mode. Here are some of the things I've tried:

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  I had NONE of these issues on my old Acer and HP to my friend has no problem loading my readers. If I can't find a solution soon, I'll be forced to return this laptop that I need to access my work files.

  I lost my patience all yesterday and not the OneKey Rescue, restore my system to nine. Then, I named my new laptop of the same name that my old (relevant at all?). He immediately provoked a hard drive to work. The 750 GB it does not work yet, but I changed the permissions AND ownership to "Everyone" in SafeMode... now it seems to work correctly. No problem with other removable disks.

  That they are related or not, I have not initialized or changed some settings on the programs supplied with the laptop. My guess is that port Locker has something to do with the question I had - even if it has been disabled before. I'm uninstalling as I did not need. BioExcess, face recognition... everything goes down the drain. These should be optional, not enabled by default. Too many background services! I'm disabling a bunch of unnecessary stuff.

  Detective Conan?

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• Access denied make sure that the drive is not full or write protected

  Original title: when insert my USB it is detected but when I try to copy a file from the PC to the USB it shows an error message. Access denied make sure that the drive is not full or write protected
  When insert my USB it is detected but when I try to copy a file from the PC to the USB it shows an error message. Access denied make sure that the drive is not full or write protected

  Hello

  Thanks for posting the question in the Microsoft Community Forum.

  Will guide us in the question.

  You can try the steps and check if you are able to copy a file from computer to the USB key.

  Method 1:
  You can try to copy the file on computer for USB in SafeMode.
  A description of the options to start in Windows XP Mode
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315222

  Method 2:
  You can try the steps in the article to (KB) knowledge base and check if it helps:
  Error message when you try to delete a file in Windows XP: "access denied".
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/298345

  Reference link:

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=308421

  Hope that the information provided is useful.

  If you need further assistance, please answer and we will be happy to help you.

• transfer files from the hard drive to laptop: access denied?

  The motherboard on my computer just died. I'm trying to get my documents, music, photos from the hard drive of the computer dead on my laptop. the old hard drive is in this removable thingy, connected to the labtop. The problem is that it says access denied when I click on 'my documents '. any suggestions on how to access the documents?

  When you move a disk formatted in NTFS from one computer to another, you probably need to 'Ownership' of files and folders on this drive.  Procedure is here:

  "How appropriate a file or a folder in Windows XP"
    <>http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421 >

  HTH,
  JW

• I have a drive mapped to the network, but the icon is located in a folder. I get access denied when I click on the drive.

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  original title: mapped drive error.

  Hello

  Make sure that the mapped drive is configured to share and works on part.

  Auto-mappage will not work if there is a problem with sharing.

  Maybe this can help.

  Make sure that the software firewall on each computer allows free local traffic. If you use 3rd party Firewall on, Vista/XP Firewall Native should be disabled, and the active firewall has adjusted to your network numbers IP on what is sometimes called the Zone of confidence (see part 3 firewall instructions

  General example, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#trusted

  Please note that some 3rd party software firewall continue to block the same aspects it traffic Local, they are turned Off (disabled). If possible, configure the firewall correctly or completely uninstall to allow a clean flow of local network traffic. If the 3rd party software is uninstalled, or disables, make sure Windows native firewall is active .

  Windows XP file sharing - http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304040
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  In Win XP pro you can visually see the setting of authorization/security and configure them according to your preferences.

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• External hard drive problems - we have most of the files to get a message "access denied."

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  Try this,

  Start in safe mode.
  Open your computer and right click on your external hard drive.
  Go to properties.
  Click Security.
  Click on Edit under a quote "to change permissions, click on change."
  Click on Add.
  Type in "everyone" in the white box.
  Then check in the box "total control".
  Press OK.

  This makes the hard drive usable by everyone (all users and different computers)

  I hope this helps.

• I have 5 "MY BACKUP" folder on my drive C in 2008. How can I remove the old ones. Receiver error MSG "Access denied" when you try.

  I have 5 "MY BACKUP" folder on my drive C in 2008. How can I remove the old ones. Receiver error MSG "Access denied" when you try.

  Hi PJG_918,
   
  To resolve this problem, you must turn off Simple file sharing and then take over the folder.
   
  Here is an article that will explain the procedure to the same thing:
   
  "Access denied" error message when you try to open a folder

• Hard drive crashed and now 'My Documents' reports 'access denied '.

  My drived by 'C' crashed. I replaced the trive and install a new copy of XP pro on a new drive. I plugged the old drive as slave and when I go to the 'Documents and Settings' area I am able to open most of all files except thoes in "Documents and Settings/username / My Documents". This directory and several others in the 'Documents and Settings' box report "Access denied" when I try to open them.

  Hi 1handclapping,

  You will need to take ownership of files or files that refuse to that you access from your old hard drive.

  Please see the following article:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421

• To access the files and folders from the hard drive Windows 7 on Windows XP, access denied error message.

  Original title: portable destroyed - need for car access

  I don't know if this is the right forum - please advice if it is not.

  My friend's laptop computer was destroyed in a car accident. I pulled the drive and placed it in my desktop XP system and the drive appear in good health. However, I received permission issues trying to access records on the disk and thought that it was because of me using Win XP and the laptop was Win7x64. My questions below are based on the assumption that I'm not able to access these files on my Win XP system. If this assumption is incorrect, so please let me know.

  I have a laptop that I don't use and put the disk in it. I was hoping it would be plug and play all the new material, but after reading a little online, I know that this is not the best thing to do and will probably not work as did the earlier versions of Windows.

  In the end, I care retrieves the contents of the disc, although it would be great if I could lend my laptop for a few weeks with "its files" until it sorts how to replace the laptop.

  Can I get the player Win7x64 working on the laptop computer of replacement by reinstalling Win7x64 on this laptop? I'm not "means a clean install/reformat, but have rather the Setup program detects an existing installation, and do its magic to get the operating system runs on new hardware?"

  I know that this raises questions of MS licenses. If the installation process could get his old system running on the laptop replacement, if I have a small window of time completely to access his files before being forced to re-register the OS? I'm hoping so.

  I'm looking for only a short-term solution - I do not recommend that he hopes that drive long term because the laptop got quite truncated of the accident, and once he gets a new laptop it will have everything he needs on this subject (OS, licenses, etc.). If I have a small window of time where I can simply copy their important files, or to lend him my laptop with its player and him can bring to its domestic network and the print out of all the things that are important, that it's going to be all together to move them to a new laptop when it is available.

  Thank you

  Hello

  You experience this problem because of the permissions applied to these s folder.  To resolve this problem, you will need to take ownership of these files and folders.

  Method 1: You can follow the steps mentioned in the link below to take possession of the records

  Troubleshoot "access denied" when opening files or folders

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

  (Article above applies to Windows Vista, not valid for Windows XP)

  Also check out the article below

  How to capture a file or a folder in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308421

  Method 2:  You can try a custom installation (not a format\clean facility).

  See the link below for custom installation
  using the install option custom without formatting the hard drive

  Note: In custom installation only data would be transferred in Windows. Drivers, applications and the old folder will need to be reinstalled.