Permission for HDD

Anastassia · Aug 28, 2013

Hello Professors,
My old Windows 7 Home Premium laptop died and I had to remove the hdd. I have now bought a new laptop that runs windows 8. I have connected my old hdd to the new laptop via a sata 2.5 hdd enclosure.

When I try to access the files it says: 'Access Denied'.

Could anyone advise me step by step how do access my old files?

I cannot access folder at all.

wdmfiber · Aug 28, 2013

Windows 8 is just terrible isn't it, my condolences on the forced downgrade.

Anyway, regardless of OS you need to run recovery software. There are so many programs, maybe some others can mention some good ones.

But recuva is one.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Anastassia · Aug 28, 2013

wdmfiber :

Well, I nearly got used to Windows 8, but it is still so annoying for me.

I've read in some forums that I have to add a permission, and I think I found how. However when I am applying permission it runs for 10 min and then start saying that to most of the files access denied!

and cannot finish the permission application.

So disappointed.

Anyways - will try your software - hopefully will work! I'll let you know later!

COLGeek · Aug 28, 2013

"Access denied" is a permissions issue. You need to take control of the HDD to access it. Go here for more help:

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/take-ownership-of-files-folder-and-change-permissions-in-windows-8/

Anastassia · Aug 28, 2013

COLGeek :

Hi

Thank so much - it is very usefull link....but I have done all of these,

and then it started applying security info, once it got to some files - it was still saying that "access denied" :S

Here are print screens:

When I insert HDD - There appears 2 folders: /F and /G - I tried to apply both....but nothing changes

(((

Pleaseee help help help!

wdmfiber · Aug 28, 2013

You seem fairly tech savvy, I think you'll eventually get access to the drive. It's just a perplexing issue.
Just keep reading and trying things.

But if your tired of it and have money to spare; you can out-source the job. Even data off burned HD's can be recovered by specialists:
http://www.krollontrack.com/

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