"Access is denied" error message while accessing E: drive.

Question

Original Title: Cant get Access to my E: drive even i am an admin.

Hi,

i am  a 10th class boy and i was just doing something with my E: drive.

I thought of adding security to my drive so that no other user can get access to it.

I dont know about anything about how to change these settings

So i just right clicked the drive then Properties, then Security ,then Advanced at the bottom, then User (Home-PC\Users), then Change Permission.

ther i unticked all the check boxes and clicked OK.

then i saw that User (Home-PC\Users) was not in he list. I did same with Authentical Users. 

Then Auhentical Users also disappeared from the list.

Now i cannot get accesee to the drive from Admin and standard account as well.

Answer 1

Hi Gaurav, 

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community. I will surely help you with this issue.

This issue could have occurred due to these reasons:

1. Permission issue.
2. Corrupt User Account.
3. Damaged files.

I suggest you to try the steps under the section Issue 1: I get an "Access Denied" error message when accessing or working with files and foldersin the following article and check if it helps.

"Access Denied" or other errors when accessing or working with files and folders in Windowshttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2623670 

Note:

1. Applies to Windows 8.1
2. You may need to be logged on as an administrator to change file and folder permissions.

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.