Windows 10: I can't Access my HDD

Discus and support I can't Access my HDD in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I'm pretty new to the whole computer and laptop world as this is my first one so keep that in mind. So first off I'm trying to install a new internal... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Samuel McIlrath, Jul 23, 2019.

  1. I can't Access my HDD


    I'm pretty new to the whole computer and laptop world as this is my first one so keep that in mind. So first off I'm trying to install a new internal SSD and so I found out that I would need to clone the original SSD. So after I did that I was looking at my files and saw that I wasn't able to access my hard drive. After a little bit more digging, I saw someone said that I would just need to go into disk management and name my drive. But I'm not able to access it as an administrator for some reason even though I'm already the admin. So I tried accessing different things as an admin and that worked fine. But for some reason I just can't access my disc management as an admin. Thoughts?

    :)
     
    Samuel McIlrath, Jul 23, 2019
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  2. Johankaan Win User

    unlock hdd

     
    Johankaan, Jul 23, 2019
    #2
  3. Kem Mon Win User
    unlock hdd

    Hi Johan,

    It is possible that your
    HDD was unreadable
    causing the error message to appear. We recommend that you perform these troubleshooting steps and check if there are any changes:


    • Shutdown
      your
      PC.

    • Unhooked
      the
      HDD
      and
      turn on
      your
      PC.

    • Reconnect
      your
      HDD
      and
      restart
      your
      PC.

    If the issue persists, we suggest that you contact your
    laptop/computer's manufacturer
    for further assistance.

    Update us on how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Kem Mon, Jul 23, 2019
    #3
  4. Dice Vil Win User

    I can't Access my HDD

    Portable HDD full but isn`t..

    Hi Graham,

    In most cases, this may already point to a hardware issue. We suggest doing the following to properly isolate this:

    • Connect your portable HDD to a different port.
    • Connect your portable HDD to a different PC.
    • Connect other storage devices.

    If you find that other storage devices work properly and your portable HDD still encounters an error with other computers, then this is already a hardware issue and you'll need to get in touch with the device manufacturer for assistance and troubleshooting.

    Feel free to post back if you need more help.
     
    Dice Vil, Jul 23, 2019
    #4
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