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Windows 7 environment where the secondary HDD is locked for reading only and modifications are not permitted.

Windows 7 environment where the secondary HDD is locked for reading only and modifications are not permitted.

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FistMeAway
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07-18-2023, 09:14 AM
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Hey everyone, I’m facing some issues with my laptop’s HDD. It’s locked in read-only mode, but it’s not the main OS drive. Most of my files are images, music, and games. A while ago I did a full reinstall of the OS partition. I removed all the programs from there, but kept the rest intact and didn’t erase the drive. That seems to be the reason behind this problem.

First, I want to clarify: it’s not entirely read-only. Today I installed a program and a game, and neither caused any errors. Still, I can’t modify existing files. In the root folder, right-clicking gives a new folder with admin shield. Inside other folders I can create different file types, but when I right-click a folder and choose “Read-only,” I get an error like “Error 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client.” When I click OK and open its properties, it reverts to read-only.

I’ve tried several steps already:
- Taking ownership via the website link.
- Rebooting in Safe Mode, logging in as admin, using cmd commands.
- Disabling UAC and restarting.

After those attempts, only disabling UAC gave me full access. Now I’m left wondering if there’s another way to unlock it without permanently turning UAC off. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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FistMeAway
07-18-2023, 09:14 AM #1

Hey everyone, I’m facing some issues with my laptop’s HDD. It’s locked in read-only mode, but it’s not the main OS drive. Most of my files are images, music, and games. A while ago I did a full reinstall of the OS partition. I removed all the programs from there, but kept the rest intact and didn’t erase the drive. That seems to be the reason behind this problem.

First, I want to clarify: it’s not entirely read-only. Today I installed a program and a game, and neither caused any errors. Still, I can’t modify existing files. In the root folder, right-clicking gives a new folder with admin shield. Inside other folders I can create different file types, but when I right-click a folder and choose “Read-only,” I get an error like “Error 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client.” When I click OK and open its properties, it reverts to read-only.

I’ve tried several steps already:
- Taking ownership via the website link.
- Rebooting in Safe Mode, logging in as admin, using cmd commands.
- Disabling UAC and restarting.

After those attempts, only disabling UAC gave me full access. Now I’m left wondering if there’s another way to unlock it without permanently turning UAC off. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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07-25-2023, 02:47 AM
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I believe I resolved the issue. I reworked that part: reboot into Safe Mode, log in as Administrator, click Start, type cmd three times, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter, then run the process as Administrator. Enter these commands one by one: takeown /f d:\ /a /r /d y cacls d:\ /t /c /g administrators:F System:F everyone:F (Answer "yes" when prompted "Are you sure?") I still faced the “Error 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client” when saving to the root folder. Only folders function correctly. Since it isn’t an OS drive, this behavior seems unusual. I’m unsure why this happens, but it doesn’t seem critical—I wouldn’t need to store anything other than folders there anyway. Although the folders remain read-only in properties, I can now create files and adjust settings without disabling UAC. So it appears the problem is fixed.
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DarkBoy__YT
07-25-2023, 02:47 AM #2

I believe I resolved the issue. I reworked that part: reboot into Safe Mode, log in as Administrator, click Start, type cmd three times, press Ctrl+Shift+Enter, then run the process as Administrator. Enter these commands one by one: takeown /f d:\ /a /r /d y cacls d:\ /t /c /g administrators:F System:F everyone:F (Answer "yes" when prompted "Are you sure?") I still faced the “Error 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client” when saving to the root folder. Only folders function correctly. Since it isn’t an OS drive, this behavior seems unusual. I’m unsure why this happens, but it doesn’t seem critical—I wouldn’t need to store anything other than folders there anyway. Although the folders remain read-only in properties, I can now create files and adjust settings without disabling UAC. So it appears the problem is fixed.

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