Hi all
Weird problem that's driving me insane =:-}
If I put an external USB drive (I've tried a 200gb 2.5"; 16gb brand new USB key, 1gb friend's USB key) into my Dell D610 XP laptop, I am unable to do any update activity on files.
So, the following doesn't work:
If I try, I get Unable to create file blahblah. Access is denied. Copying a file to the USB key gives me "Cannot copy blah blah: Access is Denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected" and that the file is not currently in use.
I've tried all sorts of files and I get the same error.
But these will work, leading me to believe it's not a write-protect problem:
Can anyone think of where I can start looking to see where the problem is coming from?
Thanks in advance
~ Michael
Weird problem that's driving me insane =:-}
If I put an external USB drive (I've tried a 200gb 2.5"; 16gb brand new USB key, 1gb friend's USB key) into my Dell D610 XP laptop, I am unable to do any update activity on files.
So, the following doesn't work:
- right click, select New -> Text Document
- renaming a file
- touch a file using Cygwin
- copying a file from the internal drive to the USB drive
If I try, I get Unable to create file blahblah. Access is denied. Copying a file to the USB key gives me "Cannot copy blah blah: Access is Denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected" and that the file is not currently in use.
I've tried all sorts of files and I get the same error.
But these will work, leading me to believe it's not a write-protect problem:
- Right click, select New -> Folder
- rename folders, even if they contain files
- mkdir a folder from Cygwin
- All the things in the list about (the doesn't-work list) on another Windows laptop
Can anyone think of where I can start looking to see where the problem is coming from?
Thanks in advance
~ Michael