hurleyc33 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Using: win xp OS Latest version of CCleaner Problem: Was denied access while trying to wipe a storage disk (with no OS on drive). Why, Is there a work around? Your help will be welcomed Hurleyc33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Is your account an administrator? We you using the Drive Wiper tool or the WFS option? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurleyc33 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 I am the only user of my computer and have set up as an account administrator. I was using the Drive Wiper Tool. What is WFS Option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winapp2.ini Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 It's in the disk portion of CCleaner. Do you have write access to the drive otherwise? winapp2.ini additions thread winapp2.ini github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted March 19, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) it may also help to run ccleaner I debug mode, see stickied topic at the top of this board, and posting the log. Is the drive internal or external. Access denied usually means the drive (even temporarily) shutdown/died so became nonexistent and cause the error, I have this error when I try to wipe a 1tb WD Mybook because those drives shutdown when too much read/write hits them (never again with a fanless External ) Edited March 19, 2013 by Nergal ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurleyc33 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 WinApp2.ini: Yes I have write access. Just coppied small file to the (f) drive. Do not understand "in the disk portion of CCleaner". Iam using the latest version of the free CCleaner. Nergal: Drive is internal and is running fine. Do not know how to run CCleaner in debug mode. I assume it is part of the full version of CCleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_B Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Do not know how to run CCleaner in debug mode. I assume it is part of the full version of CCleaner. Read http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=37347 Every version is a full version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted March 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Thank you Alan Hurley, what winapp meant by disk section is the normal ccleaner section, as opposed to what you used (the full wiper section in tools). is the drive a hard drive or a, newer, SSD? How many wipe are you running (1,7,32)? Are you doing full wipe or just freespace? We've been assuming full wipe, maybe erroneously, because you mentioned there was no OS. Please correct us if we are wrong. what is the age of the drive? Also size. Does this still occur if you format the drive the attempt to wipe it? How far into the process is it getting? Is there currently anything at all (including hidden/system files) on this drive. again I'd love to see the debug log if at all possible Edited March 20, 2013 by Nergal more additional questions ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted March 20, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 20, 2013 Try on the storage drive..right-click.... properties...security...everyone. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurleyc33 Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Nergal: Your question, "Does this still occur if you format the drive the attempt to wipe it" set me on the path to fixing my problem (Give your self a gold star). I used a bootable Super F Disc to check the old 250 gig Maxtor IDE HHD. After running Sup[er F Disc it reported that the partion was larger than the physical size of the drive, Don't under stand how that happened amd still allowed me to move all the exiting files to a larger HHD I had laying around. To fix the drive, I removed the MBR, made re-partioned the drive and re-formated (the program would only let me format Fat32) the drive. The CCleaner jumped all over the drive and ran the 3X wipe to perfection. First time I have done this and was supprised at how long it took. The old drive has been reformated to NTFS and is ready to be safely be given to a friend to replace as a replacement for his crashed hard drive in his computer. For my trouble I get his old drive to use a a test mule to try and learn how to recover information from an old damaged HHD. I hope the new task will be is as much fun as it has been in learning how to properly wipe a drive. I'm a disabled retired 65 year old with nothing better to do. Any suggestions on my next journey will be welcomed. Thanks to everone with there willingness to help an old Fart. hurleyc33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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