Hi I have the hard drive from an old laptop (motherboard bust) which I would like to access some files on. I bought an external SATA enclosure and it is recognised as D drive when I plug it into another laptop. I can look through the folders but initially the contents were hidden (I was getting a 'folder empty' message). I've checked the "show hidden files and folders" box. Now there is an arrow in the bottom left corner of the folders, but when I click to open them I get an "access denied" message. I've tried to give access to all users, using several threads on this website and others. I've tried copying the files to another hard drive. I'm not sure what to try next. I know the files are there and the computer seems to be recognising them - just not allowing me to open them. I'm a learner so would appreciate some further suggestions, broken down into simple steps. Thanks in advance.
Old laptop hard drive - access denied to files
- Thread starter VanBeers
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Hi there VanBeers,
Have you tried to take ownership of the drive (first) and grant permissions (second) after that? Check this tutorial out: http://preyerplanning.com/take-ownership-of-entire-hard-drive-in-windows-7.pdf
If this doesn't work, you can boot up Ubuntu fro a CD or a flash drive, access the drive, back up all the data stored on it and reformat it afterwards. Here's a thread on that: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/267999-32-recover-data-mode
Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD
Have you tried to take ownership of the drive (first) and grant permissions (second) after that? Check this tutorial out: http://preyerplanning.com/take-ownership-of-entire-hard-drive-in-windows-7.pdf
If this doesn't work, you can boot up Ubuntu fro a CD or a flash drive, access the drive, back up all the data stored on it and reformat it afterwards. Here's a thread on that: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/267999-32-recover-data-mode
Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD
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Hi there VanBeers,
Have you tried to take ownership of the drive (first) and grant permissions (second) after that? Check this tutorial out: http://preyerplanning.com/take-ownership-of-entire-hard-drive-in-windows-7.pdf
If this doesn't work, you can boot up Ubuntu fro a CD or a flash drive, access the drive, back up all the data stored on it and reformat it afterwards. Here's a thread on that: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/267999-32-recover-data-mode
Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD
Have you tried to take ownership of the drive (first) and grant permissions (second) after that? Check this tutorial out: http://preyerplanning.com/take-ownership-of-entire-hard-drive-in-windows-7.pdf
If this doesn't work, you can boot up Ubuntu fro a CD or a flash drive, access the drive, back up all the data stored on it and reformat it afterwards. Here's a thread on that: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/267999-32-recover-data-mode
Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD
Hi D_Know_WD
Thanks for your helpful reply. I had tried using this tutorial to take ownership and change permissions: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/take-ownership-windows-8 (which I think is the same procedure as in your first link - just updated for windows 8/10)
I found it still a bit trial and error - what I see on my screen is never quite what's in any tutorial!
I'm just reading through the Ubuntu instructions to give your second suggestion a go.
Thanks again
Thanks for your helpful reply. I had tried using this tutorial to take ownership and change permissions: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/take-ownership-windows-8 (which I think is the same procedure as in your first link - just updated for windows 8/10)
I found it still a bit trial and error - what I see on my screen is never quite what's in any tutorial!
I'm just reading through the Ubuntu instructions to give your second suggestion a go.
Thanks again
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