New build wont detect HDD - Page 2

Aerozord · 10-18-2012, 08:41 PM

ok I'm not sure if this is a windows 7 issue or not, but see I am big into modding my games, and while I can download them into my new E drive I cant alter them (such as adding new files to a games directory). It either says I do not have write permission or that I do not have administrator permission. which makes no sense as there is only the default account even on this computer.

I mean I am the administrator, how can I not have "administrator permission"

Aerozord · 10-18-2012, 10:05 PM

and now steam isn't opening because somehow the drive got write protection now.

[edit] after trying alot of online solutions (including using command prompts that say its not write protected, and reformatting the drive) I have concluded that I am boned and need to return this HDD for a new one because I cannot find any possible solution for this. Worst of all is it might be a setting in windows thats the issue and not the drive, which means I'll have to wipe my entire system and start from scratch

shiney · 10-19-2012, 08:26 AM

Nah.

3 second google search says:

Quote:

1. Open a Command prompt by clicking Start, typing command, and clicking Command Prompt.

2. Type diskpart and press Enter.

3. Type list volume and press Enter.

4. Type select volume #, where # is the number of the drive that's giving you the "write-protected" error. In my case, I ended up typing select volume 3.

5. Type attributes disk clear readonly and press Enter.

6. Type exit and press Enter.

That's it! Now you should have full write access to the problem drive. This worked for me; let me know if you have different results.

e: wait I see you posted that already, let me see what I can find out.

Aerozord · 10-20-2012, 02:38 AM

It seems it is fixed now. I did every single possible solution, removed read only for volume, remove read only for the drive, reformated the drive, virus scans, fiddling with permission settings, restarting the computer multiple times throughout

so not sure what caused it or what fixed it. All I do know is that 7 hasn't been making a very good impression on me so far

10-18-2012, 08:41 PM	#11
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	ok I'm not sure if this is a windows 7 issue or not, but see I am big into modding my games, and while I can download them into my new E drive I cant alter them (such as adding new files to a games directory). It either says I do not have write permission or that I do not have administrator permission. which makes no sense as there is only the default account even on this computer. I mean I am the administrator, how can I not have "administrator permission" __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

10-18-2012, 10:05 PM	#12
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	and now steam isn't opening because somehow the drive got write protection now. [edit] after trying alot of online solutions (including using command prompts that say its not write protected, and reformatting the drive) I have concluded that I am boned and need to return this HDD for a new one because I cannot find any possible solution for this. Worst of all is it might be a setting in windows thats the issue and not the drive, which means I'll have to wipe my entire system and start from scratch __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done." Last edited by Aerozord; 10-18-2012 at 11:39 PM.

10-20-2012, 02:38 AM	#14
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	It seems it is fixed now. I did every single possible solution, removed read only for volume, remove read only for the drive, reformated the drive, virus scans, fiddling with permission settings, restarting the computer multiple times throughout so not sure what caused it or what fixed it. All I do know is that 7 hasn't been making a very good impression on me so far __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."