HELP 911!!! i cant save to or delete from my D: drive

[py7718]

Ok i need serious help my computer runs windows XP and has a C drive
and a D drive for some reason i can save or delete anything on my d
drive and its making me crazy!!! PLEASE HELP

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ok i need serious help my computer runs windows XP and has a C drive
and a D drive for some reason i can save or delete anything on my d
drive and its making me crazy!!! PLEASE HELP

Nobody can help if you don't give us any information. What does "i can save
or delete anything on my d drive" mean? What happens when you try? If you
get an error message, please quote it verbatim.

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[NoStop]

Nobody can help if you don't give us any information. What does "i can
save or delete anything on my d drive" mean? What happens when you try? If
you get an error message, please quote it verbatim.

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http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm and

Maybe he needs to put a CD into his Dee Drive?

Cheers.

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[py7718]

Nobody can help if you don't give us any information. What does "i can save
or delete anything on my d drive" mean? What happens when you try? If you
get an error message, please quote it verbatim.

For information on how to make a good newsgroup posting, readhttp://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htmandhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Sorry ok anytime i go to delete anything it says
Error deleteing file or folder
Cannot delete aol: Access denied
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use by another program

Sorry ok anytime i go to save anything it says
Error copying file or folder
Cannot copy aol: Access denied
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use by another program

 

[py7718]

Sorry ok anytime i go to delete anything it says

Error deleteing file or folder
Cannot delete aol: Access denied
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use by another program

anytime i go to save anything it says

 

[Rock]

Sorry ok anytime i go to delete anything it says
Error deleteing file or folder
Cannot delete aol: Access denied
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use by another program

Sorry ok anytime i go to save anything it says
Error copying file or folder
Cannot copy aol: Access denied
Make sure disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not
currently in use by another program

What is the D drive? A hard drive partition? CD drive?

 

[py7718]

What is the D drive?  A hard drive partition?  CD drive?

Its my hard drive. My computer has 2 hard drives the C drive is 15
gigs and the D drive is 80 gigs. Thanks for any help im not to
computer savy

 

[Jim]

What is the D drive? A hard drive partition? CD drive?

Its my hard drive. My computer has 2 hard drives the C drive is 15
gigs and the D drive is 80 gigs. Thanks for any help im not to
computer savy

The OP probably doesn't know whether it is a real disk drive or a partition.

The OP's problem may be that there is no free space left on his D drive. It
may also be that the protections set on the drive cause the problems.

The OP can easily discover the amount of free space by examining the drive
properties. If the computer is running XP Professional, then the drive
protections are also easily found. With XP Home, drive protections are a
bit more obscure.

Help & Support has copious documentation on how to find the values of these
items. The OP should get the documentation and study it.

Jim

 

[Rock]

Its my hard drive. My computer has 2 hard drives the C drive is 15
gigs and the D drive is 80 gigs. Thanks for any help im not to
computer savy

How much free space is on drive D? When did this problem start? Could you
ever save or copy files to that drive/partition? If you could what changed
between the time things worked and when they didn't.

The error messages you quote mention "aol". Does this happen with any
files/folders or are you moving/copying/deleting some aol related files?

It could be an issue of ownership and permissions. From Start | Help and
Support search on ownership and then on permissions for info on this or see
these articles:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

 

[py7718]

How much free space is on drive D?   When did this problem start?  Could you
ever save or copy files to that drive/partition?  If you could what changed
between the time things worked and when they didn't.

The error messages you quote mention "aol".  Does this happen with any
files/folders or are you moving/copying/deleting some aol related files?

It could be an issue of ownership and permissions.  From Start | Help and
Support search on ownership and then on permissions for info on this or see
these articles:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

i have over 60 gigs of free space, i wish i knew what had changed, i
just got back from a tour in iraq and my wife (figures right) told me
of the problem.

 

[py7718]

How much free space is on drive D?   When did this problem start?  Could you
ever save or copy files to that drive/partition?  If you could what changed
between the time things worked and when they didn't.

The error messages you quote mention "aol".  Does this happen with any
files/folders or are you moving/copying/deleting some aol related files?

It could be an issue of ownership and permissions.  From Start | Help and
Support search on ownership and then on permissions for info on this or see
these articles:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

OK im using aol as an example. i have over 60 gigs of free space on my
second hard drive the first hard drive isnt effected by this problem.

 

[Rock]

How much free space is on drive D? � When did this problem start? �Could
you
ever save or copy files to that drive/partition? �If you could what
changed
between the time things worked and when they didn't.

The error messages you quote mention "aol". �Does this happen with any
files/folders or are you moving/copying/deleting some aol related files?

It could be an issue of ownership and permissions. �From Start | Help and
Support search on ownership and then on permissions for info on this or
see
these articles:

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421

How to set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions in Windows
XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/308418/en-us

OK im using aol as an example. i have over 60 gigs of free space on my
second hard drive the first hard drive isnt effected by this problem.

Then look at the ownership and permissions issues. Btw, glad you made it
back safe! Thanks for serving.

 

[py7718]

Then look at the ownership and permissions issues.  Btw, glad you made it
back safe! Thanks for serving.

thanks for the help rock im trying my damndest to under stand all this
but im really having a nightmare of a time. im only a corrections
officer at sing sing prison i know how to handel convicts not software
lol seriously how on earth do i go about corecting this problem.