Windows 10: Cannot access my files after hard disk failure.

My pc has a primary OS and secondary Storage drive setup. Last week my primary hard disk failed. Not a big problem. I replaced the hard disk and re-installed windows 10. My issue is that now I cannot access ANY files on my storage drive. There is a tiny yellow lock on everything. I get one of two error messages depending on what I attempt to do. If I attempt to open my files, It says: "You do not have the appropriate permissions to access this item". If I attempt to copy or move any files, It says: "You need administrator permission to copy this file." How do I not have permission to access MY files on MY OWN laptop?? I bought a computer with an extra drive to prevent losing my files and now I cant even access them. At this point I feel like I might as well have lost them. Is there any way to recover or "give permission" to myself?

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hard disk utility

Are you looking to test the drive for bad sectors or for an actual active file system? And is the file system that is on the existing drive NTFS or HFS+ or something else.

If you have access to any x86 hardware I would suggest getting a copy of Hiren's Boot Disk and using HDAT2 if it's a bad sector scan you're looking for.

Hiren's BootCD 15.2 - All in one Bootable CD » www.hiren.info

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Which is the Fastest and reliable 10TB hard disk?

Step one, don't keep all your data in one place.

Step two, all high density platters are a bitch to recover on failure, so see step one.

Step three, all hard drive manufactures are under 2% to profit for RMA's so brand doesn't really matter.

 

Hard Disk Failure : Event ID 13150

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to Run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter
and check.

Follow the steps to run the troubleshooter:

• Type "Troubleshooting" in the Search box from the desktop and click "Troubleshooting".
• Click on "View all" from the left pane and select "Hardware and Devices".
• Click on “Advanced” and then click on “Run as Administrator”.
• Click “Next” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the troubleshooting process.
  

If issue still persists, I suggest you to run check disk on the hard drive to see if there are any corruptions.

Follow the below steps:

1. Press Windows key + X, click Command Prompt (Admin).

2. In the Command Prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

chkdsk /f

Disclaimer: While performing check disk on the hard drive, if any bad sectors are found then check disk will try to repair that sector. Any data available on a bad sector might be
lost.

Once Check Disk completes, boot the computer and then check if the issue resolved.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

Thank You