Hello Guys,
My Ext HDD 1021 (1TB) has suddenly stopped showing. I’m using Windows 10.
when I’m opening Disk Management it asks me to Initialize it (“You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it”), when I’m clicking OK, it throws an “Access Denied” error (for both GPT and MBR options).
everything I tried doesn’t seem to work:
I tried connecting it to other PCs
I tried connecting as Admin
I tried uninstall all the USB MASS Storage Device and reboot Windows
Most of the times, the error message “Access is Denied” indicates that there is some problem with the hard drive, which has made the hard drive inaccessible.
Here, I suggest you to check the below link which explains the methods to fix the Access is Denied issue:
Thanks Jose2020.
however, my drive isn’t visible in the File Explorer so I can’t change its security properties. I also tried downloading the “Stellar Data Recovery” software (as suggested in the link you added) but it’s not allowing me to do anything to the Disk.
anyway, thanks for trying to help.
Sounds like your drive might be corrupted or have bad sectors. In addition to the solutions mentioned, you can try using a different USB cable or port (USB 2.0 sometimes works better with older drives). If you have a spare external drive enclosure or SATA-to-USB adapter, try taking the HDD out of its casing and connecting it that way—sometimes the enclosure’s controller fails, but the drive itself is fine.
If that doesn’t help, open Command Prompt (Admin) and run diskpart. Then type list disk to see if the drive shows up. If it does, but has no partitions, don’t format it—data recovery software might still be able to get your files back.
However, if the hardware itself is failing, your best bet is cloning the drive with ddrescue (on Linux) or using a professional recovery service.
Take some time to read this blog post to learn more about how to fix the “Aceess Denied” issue.
