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    Accsess Denied Error

    Hi,
    I have taken my hard drive out off my pc because it was always rebooting i just want to get my data off it now so i have connected it to my laptop via a usb to ide lead when i try to view my files it says accsess denied i think this is somthing to do with the file permissions but there is no security tab when i go to propties so i dont no how to get my files any idias?


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    Re: Accsess Denied Error

    erm... what's that got to do with distributed computing?

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    Re: Accsess Denied Error

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    erm... what's that got to do with distributed computing?
    The data was on his PC, and now it's on his laptop?

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    Re: Accsess Denied Error

    Poor chap's just misposted, some kind mod will no doubt move it to Help.
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    Re: Accsess Denied Error

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    Re: Accsess Denied Error

    What OS?

    It sounds like an ownership issue - you need admin privileges to change the ownership of the files.
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    Re: Accsess Denied Error

    Are you logged on to the laptop with a local admin account? If so, you should be able to take ownership of the folders.

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