I have an external 500GB Seagate drive that is recognized on the computer when I plug it in, however when I try to copy or open the files I get an access denied error message: Error copying file or folder, access denied. I am currently running a disk check on the drive.
What could be the problem accessing these files?
If they were created on another computer there may be an Ownership problem. Simply right click the highest level folder and see if there is a "Take Ownership choice. If not you may have to do it the hard way giving your user permissions through the security tab in Properties.
go to my computer > click on the drive in question > rt click and scroll down to properties > open properties > click on security tab >check and see if your account has permissions, > if not then add.
You should not have to make another account.
Now if the previous user / owner has used some type of locking software (like locit) then you will need to get that info from him / her.
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