Trouble accessing info on external drive...help please

[gazfocus]

I dropped my laptop last week and damaged the power supply socket, so while it's being repaired, I have put the hard drive is a USB enclosure.

However, when I try to access my 'My Documents' folder on the hard drive, it says "Access denied" and the folder shows as being empty.

I have a password on the user account on the laptop but I wouldn't have thought that would be an issue (I am also logged into the pc with an admin account).

any ideas?

 

[rpstewart]

You'll need to take ownership of the files before you can access them. IIRC it's a case of right clicking on the My Documents folder, picking properties and going into the Security tab, there should be a button in there.