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Access denied when accessing to USB drive

Anonymous
2021-02-25T08:12:32+00:00

Hello Support,

I have been trying to access a USB drive on Windows 10, but have been greeted with the 'Access Denied' message.

Best regards,

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-02-25T09:03:19+00:00

    Hello how are you?
    Welcome to the Microsoft Community!

    My name is Luciano L., I am here to help you in the best possible way.
    It is a pleasure to help you today. I'm sorry that you have to deal with this. I know how frustrating it can be for you. I will do my best to help you :)
    This is an open community, whenever you need you can share the problem so that possible repairs are suggested.

    This indicates that you do not have privileges to access a partition.

    For a possible solution try the following steps:

    1- Right-click the inaccessible hard drive, select Properties.
    2-Go to the Security tab, press Advanced.
    3-Click "Change" to attempt an operation with administrative administration.
    4-When asked to select a user or group, first choose the "Advanced" option.
    5-Select "Find Now", which will provide a list of username search results.
    6-Scroll down to find "Authenticated Users" by clicking "OK" to add it.

    Note: Choose the missing name to add security, if you are unsure, choose the "All" option to allow unlimited access.

    Confirm saving any changes made.

    See if the error persists.

    I await news.

    If these procedures helped you in any way, please click on "I solved my problem" and also mark as an answer, so you can help other people.

    We are always available!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-01T13:35:10+00:00

    Hello Mr. Robinson,

    Thank you for your response, I tried to resolve this issue with your solution(when click to Check button, don't working right), but the issue does not fixed yet.

    Best regards,

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-02-25T11:29:36+00:00

    Hello Mr. Luciano L,

    thank you for your response, I tried to resolve this issue with your solution, but the issue don't fixed yet.

    Best regards,

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-02-25T11:59:18+00:00

    I understand.

    Have you tried to format the USB drive?

    For a possible solution in the search bar, type CMD. Open the CMD and enter the following commands:

    1. In the Prompt type DISKPART, when it opens it will appear DISKPART on the left.
    2. Type LIST DISK, this command will list the hard drives installed on the machine.

    3.Type SELECT DISK “X”, in place of X put the number of the unit you want to format, without quotes.

    1. Now just type in the commands below.
    2. TO CLEAN
    3. CREATE PRIMARY PARTITION
    4. SELECT PARTITION 1
    5. ACTIVE
    6. FORMAT FS = FAST NTFS
    7. TO ASSIGN
    8. EXIT

    Note: select a USB drive careful not to form the system disk.

    I await news.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-02-25T14:42:59+00:00

    Hi, I'm Robinson, an Independent Advisor and a Windows user like you.

    Check if doesn't any corrupt file on the windows.

    1-Press Start>Windows System> Command Prompt right-click run as admin and type these commands.

    sfc /scannow [Enter]

    DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth [Enter]

    If this procedure doesn't solve the problem please attach a screenshot of the error.

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