Few error messages are as frustrating as this one. You plug in an external drive, open an internal partition, or try to access an old user folder, and Windows slams the door in your face.
In 90% of cases, takeown and icacls will solve the problem without data loss. Do not format. Do not re-partition. Just fix the permissions. Need help with a specific error code? Add cacls or icacls output in the comments below. hard disk access denied
The good news: It almost always means Windows has lost permission to let your current account read the files. Few error messages are as frustrating as this one
Below is a complete breakdown of why this happens and how to fix it. This error falls into three main categories: Do not format
"Location is not available. D:\ is not accessible. Access Denied."
Few error messages are as frustrating as this one. You plug in an external drive, open an internal partition, or try to access an old user folder, and Windows slams the door in your face.
In 90% of cases, takeown and icacls will solve the problem without data loss. Do not format. Do not re-partition. Just fix the permissions. Need help with a specific error code? Add cacls or icacls output in the comments below.
The good news: It almost always means Windows has lost permission to let your current account read the files.
Below is a complete breakdown of why this happens and how to fix it. This error falls into three main categories:
"Location is not available. D:\ is not accessible. Access Denied."