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  1. "You need permission to perform this action" error while trying to copy files to external...


    Problem: "You need permission to perform this action" error while trying to modify or copy to anything on the external hard disk.
    Scenario: Am trying to take backup of my computer to the external hard disk.

    Mode of operation / Application used: A Simple and default Windows provided operation of copy of files / folders using Windows Explorer.


    Contents: There is already data on that 1TB HDD occupying about 360GB of space.

    Used before?: First time using it on Windows 10.

    What operation: Any modify operations such as create a file / folder, rename, delete, etc. on any file or folder.

    Which file / folder has a problem: Entire hdd HAS BECOME "READ ONLY"


    What solutions tried already?: Here are the links that I have explored on Microsoft website:

    External Hard Drive Acess Denied on Windows 10
    "Access Denied" or other errors when you access or work with files and folders in Windows

    Windows Version: Windows 10


    External hard disk being used: WD My Passport 25E1 USB Device

    HDD Driver details:

    Driver Date: 21-06-2006

    Driver Version: 10.0.18362.1

    Driver Signer: Microsoft Windows

    Driver Update: Attempted. However, it says the driver is up-to-date

    :)
     
    HemanthK_191, May 17, 2020
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  2. lbeck Win User

    "you need permission to perform this action" for several actions?


    I don't know what you mean "Go to the computer that you do have permission". The computer that I'm using doesn't grant me permission to copy a file. I have done the routine that you suggest using the properties dialog.
    "You need permission to perform this action" error while trying to copy files to external... [​IMG]
     
    lbeck, May 17, 2020
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  3. lolcocks Win User
    Unable to copy anything to external storage devices (No permission)

    Hello,

    I have a PC in my office running Windows 10 Pro Version 1803.

    Whenever I try to copy anything from that PC to a pen drive, hard disk, anything, I just get an error saying "You need permission to perform this action"

    Even if I check permissions of the files as well as the pen drive I am trying to copy to, the permissions say that "Everyone" has "Full control"

    Why is this happening?

    Even group policy has not blocked external storage devices.

    Is there some other setting I am missing?


    EDIT:
    I have already watch all those YouTube videos telling me to take ownership of the file / pen drive. It has not work.
    I still get the error message saying "You need permission to perform this action".
     
    lolcocks, May 17, 2020
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  4. lbeck Win User

    "You need permission to perform this action" error while trying to copy files to external...

    "you need permission to perform this action" for several actions?


    I frequently get the error message "you need permission to perform this action". Most recently, trying to copy a file from a notebook networked drive to my desktop computer.

    I'm the only person using my computers and network. Of course, I have administrator privileges. How can I keep from having this error?


    "You need permission to perform this action" error while trying to copy files to external... [​IMG]
     
    lbeck, May 17, 2020
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