mooseyforyebs

i recently bought a hard drive enclosure for one of my super old laptop sata hard drives. when i plug the drive into my desktop, i can view all the program files, etc. however, i cant access my personal files (music,pictures,video,etc.). when i try to open documents and settings>mooseyforyebs(my files), an error message pops up "access is denied". i really need access to these files. help me tsf!!!!

raptor_pa

You need to take ownership, the files were crated by a user that existed on the old OS, and security permissions won't let you access them. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

angryman28

i need help first thing is i dont see where to post a new thread so yea there im retarded big deal!!!!!!!
second thing is i have a shocked hard drive (dropped my computer then got mad at it for not starting so i hit it) was replaceing it anyway... but hard drive spins and the arm moves back and forth but computer wont boot up gets almost there then goes black and askes me to reboot in sfe mode
now my question is can i get my crap off this hard drive?



ps sorry for the angryness just tird of dealing with the crap in my life....

raptor_pa

The answer is maybe... shock damage can cause several different problems. Ummm how do you know the heads are moving? I assume this is a laptop, most laptop drives park the heads off the surface in a ramp, the shock can jam them in the ramp, it can also bend the spindle causing slow spin or platter wobble, if the machine was running then the heads could impact the platter surface causing damage to the heads or the platters. About the only DIY solution would be to mount the drive in another machine and try r-studio or getdataback and see if they can find your files, or if the disk will even mount. If there is physical damage it may not be recoverable without sending it to a recovery specialist. Starting a new thread, from teh list of topics, start new thread button near the top.

angryman28

thanku for the response about the new thread button i dont see it but i live out of a hotel with the slowest damn internet on earth.but anyway....i took the hard drive out and took the lid of then put it back in the machine and saw the arm moving and think i heard the disk spin

raptor_pa

OK, so try the recovery software, don't run the drive until you are ready to recover. Even though drives are not airtight, they have very good filters in the air exchange holes, when you opened the drive you allowed dust to enter the drive space. Load the recovery software on another machine, and then mount the drive and get the recovery done ASAP.

angryman28

ok is there a store i.e. best buy or something like that for the recory disk or are u talking about the disk that came with the computer and how do i hook it to another computer
better yet can i take this some where
and i did wrapped the hard drive in a zip lock bag if that will help
thanks a lot for your help

raptor_pa

I'm not sure where the zip lock idea came from :) no effect, maybe because drives ship in a bag that is sealed, but that is for antistatic protection. You can download the software - r-studo or getdataback. You will need another hard drive to connect it to. What is the make and model of the drive? You will need a PC with the same type of interface as this drive ( if IDE you will need a 2.5 to 3.5 adapter ). If the software won't work, you will need pro recovery, not something the local PC shop or big box electronics store with a VW out front can handle. Probably looking at somewhere in the $1200 to $1800 range. Google r-studio , they have a PDf manual you can read that is very thorough.

SapphireDragon

You opened up the cover?! are you NUTS?! Lol.... thats one of the worst things you can do to a drive...