Re: HELP 911!!! i cant save to or delete from my D: drive

<py7718@xxxxxxx> wrote

On Feb 6, 5:11�pm, "Rock" <r...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
<py7...@xxxxxxx> wrote

On Feb 5, 10:01?pm, "Rock" <r...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <py7...@xxxxxxx> wrote
> > On Feb 5, 8:11?pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >> py7...@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> > Ok i need serious help my computer runs windows XP and has a C > >> > drive
> >> > and a D drive for some reason i can save or delete anything on my d
> >> > drive and its making me crazy!!! PLEASE HELP

> >> Nobody can help if you don't give us any information. What does "i > >> can
> >> save
> >> or delete anything on my d drive" mean? What happens when you try? If
> >> you
> >> get an error message, please quote it verbatim.

> >> For information on how to make a good newsgroup posting,
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> >> --
> >> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup

> > Sorry ok anytime i go to delete anything it says
> > Error deleteing file or folder
> > Cannot delete aol: Access denied
> > Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
> > currently in use by another program

> > Sorry ok anytime i go to save anything it says
> > Error copying file or folder
> > Cannot copy aol: Access denied
> > Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
> > currently in use by another program
>> What is the D drive? A hard drive partition? CD drive?
> Its my hard drive. �My computer has 2 hard drives the C drive is 15
> gigs and the D drive is 80 gigs. �Thanks for any help im not to
> computer savy

How much free space is on drive D? � When did this problem start? �Could you
ever save or copy files to that drive/partition? �If you could what changed
between the time things worked and when they didn't.

The error messages you quote mention "aol". �Does this happen with any
files/folders or are you moving/copying/deleting some aol related files?

It could be an issue of ownership and permissions. �From Start | Help and
Support search on ownership and then on permissions for info on this or see
these articles:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

OK im using aol as an example. i have over 60 gigs of free space on my
second hard drive the first hard drive isnt effected by this problem.

Then look at the ownership and permissions issues. Btw, glad you made it back safe! Thanks for serving.

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

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