Vista - Can't access external USB drive

I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to
access it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the
permissions on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that
enumerates through every file, setting the new permission, but I still
can't get to the files on that USB.

The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran
the error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of
the disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.

Ideas?

--
Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
www.andrewconnell.com/blog

was the drive encrypted on a previous system? if not, then its definitely a
permissions issue.
access denied will also cause the drive to report zero size. can you take
ownership from the root of the drive?



"AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to access
> it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the permissions
> on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that enumerates
> through every file, setting the new permission, but I still can't get to
> the files on that USB.
>
> The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
> the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
> Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran the
> error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of the
> disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
>
> Ideas?
>
> --
> Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> www.andrewconnell.com/blog
>
>

Goes it get a driveletter assigned ? If not you have to do this yourself by
Disk management.
Ko.

"AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to access
> it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the permissions
> on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that enumerates
> through every file, setting the new permission, but I still can't get to
> the files on that USB.
>
> The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
> the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
> Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran the
> error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of the
> disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
>
> Ideas?
>
> --
> Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> www.andrewconnell.com/blog
>
>

Goes=Does <GG>
Ko.

"Ko" <Koze@nospam.nospam> schreef in bericht
news:%23ML6YkcKHHA.1064@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Goes it get a driveletter assigned ? If not you have to do this yourself
> by Disk management.
> Ko.
>
> "AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> schreef in bericht
> news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to
>> access it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the
>> permissions on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that
>> enumerates through every file, setting the new permission, but I still
>> can't get to the files on that USB.
>>
>> The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
>> the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
>> Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran
>> the error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of
>> the disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
>> www.andrewconnell.com/blog
>>
>>
>
>

No, it wasn't encrypted. It is being assigned a drive letter, and I have
taken ownership as my user account (which is in the Domain Admins group
and the local Administrators group just to be sure).

--
Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
www.andrewconnell.com/blog



"Troy McClure" <nun@4u.com> wrote in message
news:#S4GvUcKHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> was the drive encrypted on a previous system? if not, then its definitely a
> permissions issue.
> access denied will also cause the drive to report zero size. can you take
> ownership from the root of the drive?
>
>
>
> "AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to access
> > it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the permissions
> > on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that enumerates
> > through every file, setting the new permission, but I still can't get to
> > the files on that USB.
> >
> > The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
> > the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
> > Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran the
> > error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of the
> > disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> > --
> > Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> > www.andrewconnell.com/blog
> >
> >

Does the drive work on other machines? (not your previous machine and not
this one).

--
Shijaz Abdulla
MVP, MCSE:Security, CCNA

Articles: www.shijaz.com/isaserver
Forums: www.tech-links.org

"If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a
nail."

"AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OUiTfPdKHHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> No, it wasn't encrypted. It is being assigned a drive letter, and I have
> taken ownership as my user account (which is in the Domain Admins group
> and the local Administrators group just to be sure).
>
> --
> Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> www.andrewconnell.com/blog
>
>
>
> "Troy McClure" <nun@4u.com> wrote in message
> news:#S4GvUcKHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:
>
>> was the drive encrypted on a previous system? if not, then its definitely
>> a
>> permissions issue.
>> access denied will also cause the drive to report zero size. can you take
>> ownership from the root of the drive?
>>
>>
>>
>> "AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to
>> > access
>> > it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the
>> > permissions
>> > on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that enumerates
>> > through every file, setting the new permission, but I still can't get
>> > to
>> > the files on that USB.
>> >
>> > The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
>> > the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
>> > Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran
>> > the
>> > error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of
>> > the
>> > disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
>> >
>> > Ideas?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
>> > www.andrewconnell.com/blog
>> >
>> >
>

Disconnect the drive and Power off the computer. Connect the drive and
power on again. Same result?

"AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to access
> it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the permissions
> on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that enumerates
> through every file, setting the new permission, but I still can't get to
> the files on that USB.
>
> The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
> the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
> Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran the
> error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of the
> disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
>
> Ideas?
>
> --
> Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> www.andrewconnell.com/blog
>
>

Yes... works on two other WinXP Pro machines, just not the single Vista
machine. Also, all the other machines are in the same domain and I'm
accessing the drive using the same account.

It's no longer critical that I retrieve the data on the drive, would
just like to know that formatting it isn't the only option.

--
Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
www.andrewconnell.com/blog



"Shijaz Abdulla [MVP]" <shijaz@shijaz.com> wrote in message
news:3114F869-8ED6-4F7E-A64D-39FD5F850F93@microsoft.com:

> Does the drive work on other machines? (not your previous machine and not
> this one).
>
> --
> Shijaz Abdulla
> MVP, MCSE:Security, CCNA
>
> Articles: www.shijaz.com/isaserver
> Forums: www.tech-links.org
>
> "If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a
> nail."
>
> "AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OUiTfPdKHHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > No, it wasn't encrypted. It is being assigned a drive letter, and I have
> > taken ownership as my user account (which is in the Domain Admins group
> > and the local Administrators group just to be sure).
> >
> > --
> > Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> > www.andrewconnell.com/blog
> >
> >
> >
> > "Troy McClure" <nun@4u.com> wrote in message
> > news:#S4GvUcKHHA.960@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:
> >
> >> was the drive encrypted on a previous system? if not, then its definitely
> >> a
> >> permissions issue.
> >> access denied will also cause the drive to report zero size. can you take
> >> ownership from the root of the drive?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "AC [MVP MCMS]" <swamplander@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uVeWrPcKHHA.3936@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> > I've got a 60GB USB external drive that is connected. When I try to
> >> > access
> >> > it, I get a "Access Is Denied" error. When I try to reset the
> >> > permissions
> >> > on the device and all files on it, I can see the dialog that enumerates
> >> > through every file, setting the new permission, but I still can't get
> >> > to
> >> > the files on that USB.
> >> >
> >> > The disk shows in Computer Management / Disk Management... and it shows
> >> > the size of the disk. However, when I right-click the disk in Windows
> >> > Explorer and select Properties, it shows the disk has a zero size. Ran
> >> > the
> >> > error checker in Computer Management /Disk Management [properties of
> >> > the
> >> > disk] Tools [tab] / Error checking... no errors found.
> >> >
> >> > Ideas?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Andrew Connell, MVP MCMS
> >> > www.andrewconnell.com/blog
> >> >
> >> >
> >