External Hard Drive Problem

cgrim29588

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I have an external hard drive and I plug it in and the computer recognizes it and it appears in My Computer as drive J, but when I try to save something to it I get the following error:

J:/ Passwords 3.png
You do not have permission to save in this location
Contact the administrator to obtain permission
Would you like to save in the My Pictures folder instead?
I'm logged in as administrator and have never gotten this error message before help!

Edit: If I drag the file from the My Pictures folder to the J: drive it ask me to give administrator permission to copy it and I do and it copies it just fine.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Sempron Barton 0.13 um Architecture
Motherboard
Dell Motherboard
Memory
2GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM3 at 1066MHz- 2 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek AC '97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Case
Inspiron 570 Minitower
Keyboard
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Mouse
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Other Info
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Well,
First you should be saving to the root of the J: drive.

haven't you setup folder to place your files in.

It could also be due to permission problems. if the first suggestion doesn't work, simply post back.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cheap $399.00 E-Machine
OS
Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
CPU
Athlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Winfast
Memory
2GB DDR2 RAM DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Sound Card
creative X-Fi Exteme 7..1 channel
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer V223W 22" widescreen DVI
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC WD5 500GB
WDC WD25 250GB
PSU
OCZ 550 watt
Case
Gateway
Cooling
2 fans
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Sony Vaio
Internet Speed
18MB/s down - .72MB /s up
I was trying to save it to the root of the J: drive.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Sempron Barton 0.13 um Architecture
Motherboard
Dell Motherboard
Memory
2GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM3 at 1066MHz- 2 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek AC '97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Case
Inspiron 570 Minitower
Keyboard
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Mouse
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Other Info
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Still having problems!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Sempron Barton 0.13 um Architecture
Motherboard
Dell Motherboard
Memory
2GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM3 at 1066MHz- 2 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek AC '97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Case
Inspiron 570 Minitower
Keyboard
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Mouse
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Other Info
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Bump!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Sempron Barton 0.13 um Architecture
Motherboard
Dell Motherboard
Memory
2GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM3 at 1066MHz- 2 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek AC '97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Case
Inspiron 570 Minitower
Keyboard
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Mouse
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Other Info
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Bump!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Sempron Barton 0.13 um Architecture
Motherboard
Dell Motherboard
Memory
2GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM3 at 1066MHz- 2 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek AC '97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Case
Inspiron 570 Minitower
Keyboard
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Mouse
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Other Info
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
Is it a USB external?

If so, have you tried other ports?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cheap $399.00 E-Machine
OS
Windows 7 Pro & Vista Home Premium
CPU
Athlon 64 3800+ (Orleans) 2.40GHz
Motherboard
Winfast
Memory
2GB DDR2 RAM DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 512 MB memory HDMI out
Sound Card
creative X-Fi Exteme 7..1 channel
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer V223W 22" widescreen DVI
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
WDC WD5 500GB
WDC WD25 250GB
PSU
OCZ 550 watt
Case
Gateway
Cooling
2 fans
Keyboard
Dell
Mouse
Sony Vaio
Internet Speed
18MB/s down - .72MB /s up
Yes and yes I have I just get the same problem.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop Dell Inspiron 570 Desktop
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
CPU
AMD Sempron Barton 0.13 um Architecture
Motherboard
Dell Motherboard
Memory
2GB2 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM3 at 1066MHz- 2 DIMMs
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated ATI Radeon HD4200 Graphics
Sound Card
Realtek AC '97 Audio for VIA Audio Controller
Monitor(s) Displays
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Screen Resolution
1024 X 768
Hard Drives
320GB4 Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
Case
Inspiron 570 Minitower
Keyboard
Dell USB Entry Keyboard
Mouse
Dell USB Optical Mouse
Other Info
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
You could try this solution :
Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management - Disk Management

Right click on the drive in diskmanagement, or computer folder - properties - security - advanced - owner - edit - then change owner to yourself.
 

My Computer

OS
XP, Vista, W7 64bit Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core Duo 6850 3.0 ghz @ 3.7 ghz
Motherboard
Asus P5E
Memory
4GB Corsair DDR 2 PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Ati 4870 1ghz
Sound Card
Supreme FX 11
Monitor(s) Displays
View Sonic VX1962wm
Screen Resolution
1680 X1050
Hard Drives
3 Seagate Sata Drives 160gb 250gb 500gb
PSU
Thermaltake 600 watt
Case
NZXT Alpha
Cooling
3X120cm Fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical
Internet Speed
1.5Mb to 8Mb/384k
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