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I can change the security settings on each folder individually to gain access to the folders, but no matter how much a fiddle with the security settings for any given file i can no open them. I have backups of most of the files from the drive from before the laptop crashed but i do not have all files backed up.

I can see the files, they are there i just cannot access them or copy them to a new location to attempt to access them. I would like to know how i can go about regaining access to my files so that i can transfer them to my pc.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Alight, so i've done all this previously. I have given myself permissions for everything and ownership of the files and folders, sub directories and such.

But once i'm done, if i go back in, under the owner tab, it says under current owner "Unable to display current owner", but if i click Edit, it lists me as the current owner. I understand and have certainly seen the "drive needs to be formatted" response, but I am confused by the " Drive is not accessible, Access is denied" message.

The drive needs to be formatted message usually means the drive has failed. Of course, if you do format it, all will be lost. Maybe the old PC refused to boot up because its hard disk had failed, as suggested by the Canadian Tech. Try connecting it to a different PC. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 5. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Shenan Stanley. In reply to Crispandry's post on July 4, The "import" did the "Take ownership and change permissions" thing for you.

FAT32 would do away with the permissions issues, but limit you to 4GB file sizes. How satisfied are you with this reply? The larger of the two is the power connector. The smaller one is the SATA data port. Plug the adapter's power cable into a wall outlet and slide the "Power" switch to the "On" position. Windows will automatically recognize the drive after a few seconds.

Double-click the hard drive's letter from the right pane's Hard Disk Drives section to view the drive's contents. To view files within folders, double-click the folder. Click "OK. If a hard disk contains no partition and all disk space is unallocated, it will not show in Windows Explorer.

If a new hard drive cannot be detected by the system BIOS, the cause might be that the disk is not enabled. He mainly writes articles about data recovery tutorials on PC and Mac and how-to tips for partition management. He always keeps an eye on new releases and likes various electronic products. Author Jean has been writing tech articles since she was graduated from university.

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