Windows 10: Access to an external harddisk

Discus and support Access to an external harddisk in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I am trying to access my external harddisk. I get the following message: Location is not available D: is not accessible Access is denied... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Aksel Harstad, Jan 9, 2021.

  1. AKSEL HARSTAD
    Aksel Harstad Win User

    Access to an external harddisk


    I am trying to access my external harddisk. I get the following message:

    Location is not available

    D: is not accessible

    Access is denied

    :)
     
    Aksel Harstad, Jan 9, 2021
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  2. HOGGORM
    Hoggorm Win User

    External harddisk - No access in Windows 10

    I'm sorry that I mislead you... The filesystem on the affected HDD is RAW, not NTFS... I have three external disks connected to the NAS from time to time, and the other two are NTFS. This last one not working is RAW... I assume that is the issue then? I do not know how that happened... I am sure I formatted it to NTFS, but apparently, I have not...


    Access to an external harddisk [​IMG]
     
    Hoggorm, Jan 9, 2021
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  3. NYENKLEE
    NyenKLee Win User
    Accessing external harddisk connected via USB

    How do I make a connected USB drive (ie, an external harddisk connected via a USB port) visible in the File Explorer?
     
    NyenKLee, Jan 9, 2021
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  4. HOGGORM
    Hoggorm Win User

    Access to an external harddisk

    External harddisk - No access in Windows 10

    Hi,

    I have this WD 3707a external HDD that I use as a third backup for my Synology NAS. In the NAS I use a feature called Hyper Backup to back up pictures to the WD HDD.

    Hyper Backup and the NAS can easily read the contents of the NAS, however when plugging the HDD into a Windows 10 PC, it is reported to be not accessible...


    Access to an external harddisk [​IMG]


    The text in the image say:

    Location not available

    F:\ is not available

    The file or folder is damaged and cannot be read

    Can this be fixed somehow?

    Thank you
     
    Hoggorm, Jan 9, 2021
    #4
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