Can't paste files to my removable disks

[Pradiiya123]

Hello,

I got a new Lenovo PC and installed Windows 7 Ultimate. I have installed all drivers too. All goes smoothly. But when I try to connect my pen drive and move some of files to the pen drive, it says, I don't have sufficient permissions for that. Then I have logged in to the Administrator account and tried. Still having same problem. I can get access to all files was in the Pen Drive. But it not allow me to Paste any new files in to the Pen Drive, Delete any files of it or format the pen drive

Same issue happening to my external hard disk too. I have searched through google regarding this and any method wasn't able to fix this issue. Anyone here can help me please?

Thanks
Praditha

 

[file3456]

It sounds like the pen drive is tied to another account on another computer. Try backing up the files on the computer and then format the pen drive. Move the files back to the pen drive.

To format the pen drive right click it in My Computer and chose format. I'd use NTFS.

 

[Pradiiya123]

Thank you for the reply. But problem is, it not allow me to format the pen drive too. It says, "You do not have sufficient rights to perform this operation"

 

[FreeBooter]

Give full permission to Everyone group.


Open Command Prompt as a administrator and execute below commands one at a time.

takeown /f  /a X:


icacls X: /grant everyone:F

 

[Pradiiya123]

Sorry.... When I'm trying it, it shows an error. For the X you typed, I have used the pen drive (I)

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[FreeBooter]

Only execute icacls command.

 

[Pradiiya123]

I have done it. But still no changes. Still not allow to paste files to my pen drive or external hard drive. Atleast it not allow me to format the pen drive.

 

[FreeBooter]

See you can format the USB flash drive with Diskpart command.


Open the Command Prompt as a administrator and execute below commands one at a time.

Diskpart

list disk

select disk X

Clean 

FORMAT FS=NTFS QUICK

Replace X letter with USB flash drive assigned disk number that is displayed with list disk command.

 

[Pradiiya123]

See the error I'm getting.
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[FreeBooter]

Diskpart Has Encountered an Error: Access Is Denied (3 Ways Included)

 

[Pradiiya123]

This is the error it shows on the System event log.

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Do you know this error?

 

[FreeBooter]

That event log does not tell me much.


Open the Command Prompt as a administrator and execute below commands:

Reg Delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies" /v "WriteProtect" /f


Reg Add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies" /f

After executing the commands see you can paste or format USB flash drive.

 

[Pradiiya123]

I'll try it. With AOMEI Partition Assistant, pen drive got formatted. But it still not allow me to paste any files to it.

 

[Pradiiya123]

I have done the above 2 codes you sent. Still no luck

 

[FreeBooter]

Execute below command and reboot your computer.

Reg.exe delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\RemovableStorageDevices" /v "Deny_All" /f

 

[Pradiiya123]

Appear an error.

ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

 

[FreeBooter]

You can repair install Windows 7.


Repair Install