Re: cant read folders on hard drive

You didn't tell us the reason for "not accessible" but try taking ownership.
Explorer|"folder"|File|Properties|Security|Advanced|Owner and take
ownership.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"sean" wrote:
|i have an 80gb harddrive that was my backup when my motherboard crapped
out.
| i now have it in a USB backpack. my computer reads the folders but says
they
| are not accessable. before i got the backpack case i put the HD in a
tower
| PC, with the same results. why cant i read whats in the folders? they
| werent password protected before.


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