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
    2020-05-04T00:21:12+00:00

    David, you did not set up Active flags on two abandoned System Reserved partitions which should not be there and must be removed. Why are you not willing to do this bare minimum to assure Windows will keep booting?

    This has nothing to do with the boot order or reloading Windows if it won't start. This issue is with two other separate partitions which are wrongly marked as Active boot partitions booting WIndows when they are not. The only partitions on an MBR setup which should be marked Active are ones pointing to the System partition booting Windows. This is how the BIOS finds them. Having them remain Active is wrong, dangerous and can stop Windows from booting at any time, requiring you to boot media to mark them Inactive - so why not do it now to prevent this?

    I have caught this error hundreds of times and not once has my advice been ignored.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-05-04T07:05:45+00:00

    I'm on it.  I'll get to it tomorrow morning.  I'm just too tired.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-05-04T18:00:47+00:00

    That's fine, David. Keep me posted on your progress as I will be here to help until the case is resolved.

    Type CMD in Start Search, right click Command Prompt result to Run as Administrator.  Type each of these commands followed by the Enter key:

    DISKPART

    LIST VOL

    SEL VOL D

    INACTIVE

    SEL VOL E

    INACTIVE

    EXIT

    If the letters don't work then use the Volume numbers assigned them in the List which will appear when you type LIST VOL

    After this close Command Box, restart PC and check Disk Mgmt that the Active flags are gone from D and E partitions, then in Disk Mgmt, remove their Drive letters by right clicking to Edit Drive letters, change to None.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-04T22:20:12+00:00

    I deleted both volumes which changed the space to UNALLOCATED.  What should I do now?

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-05-04T22:26:44+00:00

    Just leave them. That small an amount of space is not worth the risk of recovering into the adjoining partitions.

    Restart Windows to make sure it will start now with it's own System Reserved partition.

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