Windows 10: My O/S is toast. I need to copy files. Mounted HDD, but denied access

Discus and support My O/S is toast. I need to copy files. Mounted HDD, but denied access in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; Yesterday I was in a good place. My computer was working fine. I received an SSD drive and I was going to install it. When I tried to use the data... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by cytherian, Jul 19, 2018.

  1. cytherian Win User

    My O/S is toast. I need to copy files. Mounted HDD, but denied access


    Yesterday I was in a good place. My computer was working fine. I received an SSD drive and I was going to install it. When I tried to use the data transfer utility from Samsung, it failed. I tried 4 different programs, each with varying degrees of progress before failing. OK, something wrong with the drive, a bad sector in an uncommon place that won't disturb Windows 10 from running, but prevents a complete partition copy from being made.

    To make a long story short, I'm now at the end of my rope. My computer won't boot up properly. Takes ages to get from one phase to the next for logging in. Errors encountered, attempts to recover fail. I need to copy data off.

    So I've mounted my hard drive as an external drive and attached to my backup computer. But now, I can't get access to the user data. Even though I use the SAME USER ID. I started searching for answers... nothing straight forward. I'm not buying Easeus or some other 3rd party tool. Windows should be able to permit this. I'm having trouble right-mouse clicking on the drive to bring up properties and perhaps change user permissions.

    *Confused*Shock*Zip*Rolleyes

    It has been a lousy day.

    :)
     
    cytherian, Jul 19, 2018
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  2. David_440 Win User

    Permissions: External HDD Access Denied

    Ok I managed to do both steps successfully, but this problem has returned.

    I had access to the drive and while copying my files over, it eventually said the drive copying from, does not exist. When I went back to "This PC" I saw my harddrive has reverted back and since then had no access.

    I have disconnected the HDD, and on occasion Windows cannot disconnect "due to being in use by other programs" , when all windows/programs relating to the harddrive is closed.

    Going back to Command Prompt and re-doing these steps yields: "Error: Access denied".

    Is this some kind of virus?

    And will it be sorted out if I eventually format the harddrive?
     
    David_440, Jul 19, 2018
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  3. Access denied to zip file

    Hi Stephanie,

    The issue that you're experiencing may be due to a corrupted user profile. We have found a workaround regarding the "Access denied" error. Kindly follow the steps below.

    • Press Windows key + E to open File Explorer.
    • Copy the files that you want to zip.
    • Paste it in the Downloads folder.
    • From there, zip your file. You may follow the steps provided in this
      article
      .

    Feel free to contact us if you need assistance with Windows.
     
    Dennis Mop, Jul 19, 2018
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  4. DrPepper Win User

    My O/S is toast. I need to copy files. Mounted HDD, but denied access

    Denied access to files

    Ok I got a pc in from a friend and he wants me to fix it, it doesn't boot up properly so I was thinking reinstall windows but first I have to save all his songs and crap. First problem it denies me access to the files on his HDD when it is hooked up to my pc .... damn. Second problem is that it is a very, very old pc nforce 2 chipset and I can't ID the board so I can't get the drivers. It won't turn on so I can't check it that way any ideas.
     
    DrPepper, Jul 19, 2018
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