WD HDD Becomes Write Protected in new PC

Sephi_Toderas · Dec 19, 2017

Hello,

I've moved my one partition WD HDD 500gb to my new PC and it became Write Protected.

I've tried the dirkpart and the registry trick, even tried to set security values, but to no avail.

Please help me! How do I remove the write protection?

Paul NZ · Dec 19, 2017

If its not part of the hdd windows is it. Thats probably why

SkyNetRising · Dec 19, 2017

Sephi_Toderas :

Write protected? Are you sure?
It probably is just issue with file access permissions.

aquielisunari · Dec 19, 2017

Paul NZ :

More than I help others I need to learn more.

I've not even a sneaking suspicion what you said. Can you dumb that down or say it another way? Not part of HDD?

Sephi_Toderas · Dec 19, 2017

SkyNetRising :

I agree, but I don't know how to fix it

Paul NZ · Dec 19, 2017

aquielisunari :

Well where exactly was this partition?

aquielisunari · Dec 19, 2017

Sephi_Toderas :

Go here https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/ and press and hold CTRL and tap the F key on your keyboard. Search for Take Ownership Menu Hacks. Click that and the download will begin. It's for Take Ownership. Once it is installed right click that drive in Windows Explorer and click on Take Ownership. That will probably bring up a command prompt because it shows its work. Let it run its course.

I am unfortunately assuming this drive is already formatted with the NTFS file system for a Windows PC and doesn't have any issues.

aquielisunari · Dec 19, 2017

Paul NZ :

I don't know. That's a question for the OP Another Windows computer would be my guess. I have 4 other drives from other Windows computers.

Sephi_Toderas · Dec 19, 2017

aquielisunari :

Sephi_Toderas :

Go here https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/ and press and hold CTRL and tap the F key on your keyboard. Search for Take Ownership Menu Hacks. Click that and the download will begin. It's for Take Ownership. Once it is installed right click that drive in Windows Explorer and click on Take Ownership. That will probably bring up a command prompt because it shows its work. Let it run its course.

I am unfortunately assuming this drive is already formatted with the NTFS file system for a Windows PC and doesn't have any issues.

Didn't work

aquielisunari · Dec 19, 2017

Sephi_Toderas :

aquielisunari :

Didn't work

Can you please take a screenshot of the drive in Disk Management and its Properties??

SkyNetRising · Dec 19, 2017

Sephi_Toderas :

And what exactly are you trying to do?
How are you getting that "write protection"?

Sephi_Toderas · Dec 19, 2017

SkyNetRising :

I am trying to move a file from E:\Team to E:\Done

SkyNetRising · Dec 20, 2017

Take ownership of E:\Team and E:\Done.
(RightClick on folder/Properties/Security/Advanced/Owner/Change/Advanced/Find Now/Select your username/Ok)

Note. Only users of Administrators group can do that.

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