Windows 10: Loss of access permission to external drives on network

Windows 10 Pro 22H2 on both laptops I have two laptops at home. One of them has two external portable drives connected and I've had sharing setup for both the drives for several months along with two folders on the laptop. I've been able to access them all from the other laptop until a couple of weeks ago where I'm now having issues getting access to the external drives. I can access one of the drives but not the folders on the drives, and I can't access the other drive at all. I just get a Network Error. "Windows cannot access [shared folder path]. You do not have permission to access [sha

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Loss of External drives

Hi,

For better assistance, kindly verify the queries below:

• What is the make and model of the external drives?
• Have you checked if both drivers are recognized on the BIOS settings?
• Are you connecting the external hard drives via USB?
• What are the troubleshooting steps have you done so far for this issue?

Looking forward to your response.

Regards.

 

Permission to access network

Hi Kristen,

You might be experiencing this issue because you lost permission to access the network resource or shortcut after upgrading your computer. To better assist you with this problem, we would like to know the following information.

• Are you using the shortcut to access a file or folder located on another computer in the network?
• Is the file or folder located on the computer that you recently upgraded?
• What is the exact error message that you received when accessing the shortcut?
• Are you using a homegroup to share files between devices on your local network?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

In the meantime, let's run the Network troubleshooter. This troubleshooter finds and fixes common connection problems. Here's how:

• Click Start.
• Start typing Network problems, and then select
  Identify and repair network problems in the results.
• Follow the steps in the troubleshooter and see if that fixes the problem.

If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to post a reply.

 

Trouble accessing files on external hard drive

I am am having trouble accessing files from an external hard drive. Getting 0x80004005 error message and other errors "can not access files". I have shared and given permissions for all the files but still no luck

The external hard drive was one of a shared network of hard drives but I have been able to access all the others....

THoughts? Suggestions?