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i got this pc as a second hand prebuild and in it, it had a 120gb ssd (C drive) and a 1tb hdd(E) and whenever i try to install to my drive (hdd) i geterrors like “access is denied” or “cannot find path” I can download to my ssd then move over once the downlaods is done How ever i have set permisions for both drives to have full control. I have tried many diferent options online regarding permisions and removing write only mode but to no avail. and is becoming more annoying as my ssd fills up meaninng anytime i wanna download i have to start moving stuff from drive to drive. Any help will be really appreciate as i just want to be able to use my pc normally!
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Can you upload an expanded screenshot of Disk Manager for us.
Access Disk Management via Run.
Press the Windows+R keys to open Run, type diskmgmt.msc in the empty box then press OK.
To capture and post a screenshot;
Click on the ALT key + PRT SCR key..its on the top row..right hand side..now click on start…all programs…accessories…paint…left click in the white area …press CTRL + V…click on file…click on save…save it to your desktop…name it something related to the screen your capturing… BE SURE TO SAVE IT AS A .JPG …otherwise it may be to big to upload… after typing in any response you have… click on Upload a File to add the screenshot.
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hi thank you very much for helping me
here you go
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Nothing amiss there.
Are you signed into Windows as Admin.
If not read already, take a look at the info here
You are welcome btwComment
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ya my account is the admin account and i already have done that to no avail. I have also set so every account has fun contoll and still cant get it to work.Originally posted by phillpower2
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also im not sure if its related but now having issues installing microsoft apps even know they will save on me C drive
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Since you got the PC have you clean installed or done a Windows refresh.Comment
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also have just been going throught some folders in The E drive and found i can’t acess this one
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No i have notOriginally posted by phillpower2Comment
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now im realising i cant access about 5 diferent folders, but i found out it was beacuse the file owner was unknows and it let me change it back to meComment
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First thing you should have done when taking receipt of the PC was a clean install tbh, clean slate and your set up arrangements and the likes.
You could try a reset which will allow you to keep data but not apps, that will be as close to a clean install as you will get, see example guide here
NB: Just a btw, the reset would be a better option for now in any event as a 120GB SSD is not enough for a Windows boot drive, I wont use less than 256GB in a build nowadays, there wont be any new versions of Windows most likely and Windows 10 will just keep on updating and growing and updating/growing etc.Comment
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okay so i have done that and it fixed the problem downloadsing from the store but i still cant install directly into my E drive.Originally posted by phillpower2
I get you the person who built it had put windows on fresh so didnt think it was needed when i firdt got it but wil do in the future.
This lproblem is really bugging me i cant install anything and for some reason i lost a game when reseting and only way to reinstall is to clear 20gig off my ssd
What other steps could i take? would formating the hard drive fix the issue? Im pretty desprate so will try anything.Comment
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Absolutely no idea and it would have been wrong of me to suggest it.Originally posted by adamraywilson
Lot of reading but if you are dead set on resolving this take a look here
Can I ask that you do not quote every reply, it really does not help any and just makes for unnecessary reading, thanks.Comment
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Okay thanks, so whats would this actually do? move windows files to my E? thanks and okay sorryComment
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It moves all of the users profiles from the C: drive to the D: drive so that when anything gets saved it automatically saves to D:, I would not have suggested this had you not just done the reset and can I just bring to your attention the warning given at the tutorial, method two is what you need and be sure to watch the video first.Comment
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