Windows 10: External Hard Drive Access Denied

Discus and support External Hard Drive Access Denied in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; My external hard drive stopped working from one day to the next. The only changes I made to my system is that I let windows update run when I turned... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Nescio224, Feb 22, 2022.

  1. Nescio224 Win User

    External Hard Drive Access Denied


    My external hard drive stopped working from one day to the next. The only changes I made to my system is that I let windows update run when I turned off my computer the day before. The next day when starting my computer it said "no master boot record found" or something similar. Apparently my external hard drive was first in the boot order, but I never noticed because this was not a problem before. Unplugging the hard drived fixed that problem and I have also changed the boot order in my BIOS to start from my internal hard drive first such that I don't have to unplug my external hard drive eve

    :)
     
    Nescio224, Feb 22, 2022
    #1

  2. Access denied in external hard drive

    Access denied in external hard drive in windows 10
     
    MANIDEEPAPAL, Feb 22, 2022
    #2
  3. Location is not available F:/ is not accessible. Access is denied. External hard drive

    Hi,

    Most of the time, when your external hard drive shows that error message, it suggests that you don’t have the privilege of accessing to the disk partition. We need to get a permit to take ownership of the drive. Follow the steps below:

    • Open File Explorer.
    • Right-click your hard drive, then select Properties.
    • Go to Security tab.
    • Click Advanced, then select Edit.
    • On the Owner tab, modify the ownership of the specified account.
    • Click Apply, then OK.
    Update us with the outcome so we can provide further assistance.
     
    Martin Bar, Feb 22, 2022
    #3
  4. External Hard Drive Access Denied

    External Hard Drive Acess Denied on Windows 10

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft community.

    We understand your situation, we will assist you.

    Method 1:
    Check whether the external hard disk is detected in Device Manager, right click on it and click on
    Uninstall the drivers. Plug in the external hard drive again so that Windows automatically installs the drivers. Check if the issue persists.
    If the issue persists, go to the External hard drive in Windows Explorer, right click on it and select
    Properties. Click on the Security tab and then click on
    Edit and click on Add and type Everyone
    and press enter. Select Everyone from the list and place a check mark in Full control. Press
    apply and ok and check if you are able to access the External hard drive.
    Method 2:
    If you are still unable to access your hard drive, I suggest you to refer to the steps mentioned in the following link and try to take the ownership and check:
    "Access Denied" or other errors when accessing or working with files and folders in Windows
    "Access Denied" or other errors when you access or work with files and folders in Windows

    Hope this helps, kindly get back to us for further assistance.
     
    Niteshkumar1709, Feb 22, 2022
    #4
Thema:

External Hard Drive Access Denied

Loading...
  1. External Hard Drive Access Denied - Similar Threads - External Hard Drive

  2. Windows 10 external hard drive access denied

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    Windows 10 external hard drive access denied: I have an external backup hard drive that has suddenly started giving "Access denied" error message when I try to open it. However, if i open a CMD window as administrator, I can fully access the external drive and copy or move files as normal. Right now, my plan is to copy...
  3. External Hard Drive Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    External Hard Drive Access Denied: My external hard drive stopped working from one day to the next. The only changes I made to my system is that I let windows update run when I turned off my computer the day before. The next day when starting my computer it said "no master boot record found" or something...
  4. External Hard Drive Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    External Hard Drive Access Denied: My external hard drive stopped working from one day to the next. The only changes I made to my system is that I let windows update run when I turned off my computer the day before. The next day when starting my computer it said "no master boot record found" or something...
  5. External Hard Drive - Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    External Hard Drive - Access Denied: I have always taken a backup onto an external hard drive every few weeks. The drive recently stopped working with an "Access Denied" error when I browse to it in explorer.I have a second new external drive and get the same problem.From disk manager, i deleted the volume,...
  6. External Hard Drive - Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    External Hard Drive - Access Denied: I have always taken a backup onto an external hard drive every few weeks. The drive recently stopped working with an "Access Denied" error when I browse to it in explorer.I have a second new external drive and get the same problem.From disk manager, i deleted the volume,...
  7. External Hard Drive - Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    External Hard Drive - Access Denied: I have always taken a backup onto an external hard drive every few weeks. The drive recently stopped working with an "Access Denied" error when I browse to it in explorer.I have a second new external drive and get the same problem.From disk manager, i deleted the volume,...
  8. External hard drive access denied

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    External hard drive access denied: I cannot access my external hard drive. I was able to previously, after creating a new volume using Disk Management. I moved about 500GB of personal data and since I was able to access it, I deleted the original copy, so what's in the drive is the only copy of the data and I...
  9. External Hard Drive Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    External Hard Drive Access Denied: I have Iomega External Hard Drive and it is assigned Drive: F within my File Explorer. When I select it, it tells me I am denied access I follow the prompts but I am not sure how to populate the fields to obtain access. What do I do?...
  10. External Hard Drive Access Denied

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    External Hard Drive Access Denied: I am not able to access my external HDD at all. It's a seagate 2TB 9SF2A8-500, if that helps? I keep getting this message saying "Location is not available" "F:\ is not accessible. Access Denied". I feel like I've tried everything! [ATTACH] This started happening with...