Windows 10: Not able to access User file on old hard disk

I changed hard disks and need to access the the desktop on the old hard disk. Unable to do so.Peter

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No access to external hard disks after last window 10 update

hello Petra

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

 

Getting Access Denied Error When Accessing a Newly Installed Internal Hard Drive From Disk Management.

Hi George,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

To have better clarity on the issue, answer the below-listed questions and get back to us.

1. Do you see the Hard Drive in This PC?
2. What is the complete error message that you get when trying to initialize the disk?
3. Have you logged into the computer as an Administrator Account?

If you do not have any data on the drive, you may try formatting the drive and creating appropriate partition from disk management and then check if you are able to access the drive.

Try the below methods and see if this helps.

Method 1: Enable Default Administrator Account.

Step 1: Click on the Start Menu and search for
Command Prompt > Right-click on the Command Prompt >
Run As Administrator.

Step 2: In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and hit
Enter.

• Net user administrator /active:yes

Step 3: Once the command is completed successfully, restart the computer once. You will see a new user account named
Administrator, so login to the Administrator account and try to initialize the disk and see if this works.

To disable the Administrator user account, login to your old user account and follow the
Step 1 and Step 2, but type the below command to disable the Administrator user account and restart the computer once.

• Net user administrator /active:no

Method 2: Initialize the hard drive on another computer.

Remove the hard drive from your current computer and insert and initialize it on another computer. If you still see the error
Access is Denied, then you may want to contact your hard drive manufacturer for further assistance because the drive could be faulty.

Hope it helps.

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Access to external hard disk

I cannot get access to my old files backed up on an Element External hard drive. I am prompted to "You need to format the disk in drive E: before you can use it". I was able to access before the last update. I will lose all my data if I format the disk.