Windows 10: Error "It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and...

Hi.A couple of months ago I had to format my computer and before that I copied all my files to an external hard drive. Now, when I try to access the files I get a message saying that I don't have permission to open them. Specifically when trying to open pictures I get the message "It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and try again.". Any way I can resolve this so that I don't miss everything I had on my computer?Thanks.

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It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and try again

Hi. I am getting the error "It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and try again" on the Windows photos app while trying to view photos in an external HDD. Even the windows explorer does not show the thumbnails of
the images.

My PC crashed one fine day and I have to reinstall Windows by wiping the internal disk but that external HDD is untouched. After this new OS installation I am facing this permission issue. I have around 100 GB of photos but all shows the same error message
when tried to view in Windows photos app.

Have tried all the permissions under the 'Security' tab under properties but nothing seems to work. But If I copied a photo and pasted elsewhere other than that external HDD, I am able to view the photo. Facing the issue only with the external HDD.

Please let me know a way to change the permission for all the 100 GB photos.

 

It look like you don't have permission to view this file. Check the permissions and try again..............WHERE?

So recently my Lumia 640 won't allow me to view my photos or videos and instead I get, "It looks like you don't have permission to view this file. Check permissions and try again."

So where do I check permissions and how to I change them to allow me to see my pictures that I was able to see last week. Even pictures I took today cannot be viewed. Please help.

 

cannot access file/or permissions

I have a file i need to run on Windows 7 Home Premium. I get the error message saying "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item."

So I right click and choose Properties to access the permissions but I cannot. In the Security tab I get a message saying, " You do not have permission to view or edit this objects permission settings.".

Next I boot into the Windows 7 Hidden Administrator Mode - and even with this I get all the same error messages.

Please help me as I really need to run This file.