Hello maybe I was not to clear on my question last time I apologize for that and see if I can rephrase my question again: before replacing my old hard drive I had made all my folders private okay now I install a new had drive and now I want to transfer my pictures from my old hd to my computer so I plugged in my old hard drive using those usb cables and I can see everything on my old hd but when I go to my pictures folder a window pops up telling me that access is denied . So is there any way around this or do I have to reinstall my old drive to get to those pictures? There's got to be someone out there smart enough to help me out .
Thanks Al Sparz

See my response on your original question (https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/hard-drives/retrieve-info-old-drive-274244.html).