I am having an issue with an external hard drive. Originally it was used as a backup drive for my computer. When I went to update the drive to my current computer, the drive crashed. Since then I had a pop up saying the drive must be formatted before it can be used by my computer. The drive looks to be empty when it appears in the my computer section. When I try to access it this is the message I get. Please help me take control of my drive (Try to make it easy for me!) so I can make it a backup drive once again. "you do not have permission to view or edit this object permission settings" http://i45.tinypic.com/mjvk9k.jpg If it helps any, it is a 2tb Seagate external drive. It stands up and looks identical to this one http://www.gadgetreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Seagate-FreeAgent-STAC2000100-GoFlex-2TB-External-Hard-Drive-650x586.jpg

Hi, I suggest you take ownership of this disk to test the result. 1. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to take ownership of. 2. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab. 3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 4. Click Edit, and then do one of the following: To change the owner to a user or group that is not listed, click Other users and groups and, in Enter the object name to select (examples), type the name of the user or group, and then click OK. To change the owner to a user or group that is listed, in the Change owner to box, click the new owner. 5. (Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within the tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. More reference: Take Ownership of a File or Folder Hope this helps. Vincent Wang TechNet Community Support

Hi, I suggest you take ownership of this disk to test the result. 1. Open Windows Explorer, and then locate the file or folder you want to take ownership of. 2. Right-click the file or folder, click Properties, and then click the Security tab. 3. Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab. 4. Click Edit, and then do one of the following: To change the owner to a user or group that is not listed, click Other users and groups and, in Enter the object name to select (examples), type the name of the user or group, and then click OK. To change the owner to a user or group that is listed, in the Change owner to box, click the new owner. 5. (Optional) To change the owner of all subcontainers and objects within the tree, select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box. More reference: Take Ownership of a File or Folder Hope this helps. Vincent Wang TechNet Community Support