Download a file to a particular drive

Anonymous
2020-04-29T22:59:24+00:00

I usually d/l on my data disk, drive H. Recently, for some reason I cannot now. I using Utorrent. When I do, an error shows up: "Error: The system cannot find the path specified (WriteToDisk)." Excuse me??? I have enough space on my drive. I am forced to use another drive, drive G; but this drive is skating on thin ice as far as space is concerned.  The drives I wanted to d/led the file is 2.3Gbs; the space on the drive is 14.5Gbs. Do you think Microsoft update in May could have caused it? On the same token wouldn't it affected drive C, which it didn't? What I did was d/l the file to Drive F (USB drive) and when done, transferred the file to drive H. In the process, a window appeared and told me I have to have special permission to transfer the file. Should I continue? I chose yes and it did. I went to my files and looked up the properties of the folder download in drive H. In the permission, every check box is checked expect FULL CONTROL and the property window is greyed out. I can't do anything to the window!!! Very frustrating... :-(  I am the administrator.

UPDATE:   I used: drive H alone and it started downloading. Any other folder won't.  NOTE: In drive H, there are 4 subdirectories. The last one was just administrated, the video file. In that folder, I looked into the properties. In the subtab, security, FULL CONTROL is allowed. It is still in relief though. The other 3 subdirectories DOES NOT allow FULL CONTROL, also in relief. Also, in 3 of the previous subdirectories of drive H, I checked in the Permission category and I cannot add nor remove any permission status; but the last subdirectory I can. Would someone please tell me what am I doing wrong???

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-05-07T08:18:35+00:00

    Well, I did but the same thing happened...  It's back to square one...  Any suggestions? :-(   Regedit sequence is new: ("StorageDevicePolicies" and the "WriteProtect" registry entry is set to value 0); but I still can't get to download to drive H.  I went to the folder, right clicked on properties.  ReadOnly is checked and cannot be unchecked.  What am I doing wrong???🤒

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-05-07T07:46:00+00:00

    Greg?  I spoke too soon, again.  I rebooted and it went back to the previous state.  So, I went to the regedit to "Disabling Read-Only With a Registry Key."  I followed the steps until I had to add the StorageDevicePolicies Registry Key.  I did so.  Now, it's give it a try; shall we?

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-05-07T05:59:48+00:00

    It worked!  Thank God!  Thank you Greg and God bless you!!!  Take care. ;-)

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-07T05:17:28+00:00

    I knew about CHKDSK thirty years ago when XP came in to light.  CHKDSK /r always was my command because repaired everything. :-)   Be as it may, wouldn't it mess up the registry to back to the default?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-05-07T04:33:09+00:00

    Sorry Greg, it did not work.  I have to go to the site you recommended: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/disable-write-protection-hard-drive-54089.html.  Wish me luck...  I'm going to need it...

    Greg?  Wouldn't it be better if I reinstalled Windows 10 over again?

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