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The tag computer switching on WindowsForum.com covers issues related to moving external storage devices between different computers. A common problem discussed is having to repeatedly take ownership of an external USB hard drive when switching it between computers, resulting in permission errors. Users seek ways to avoid this recurring step without reformatting the drive. The tag focuses on troubleshooting permission and ownership settings in Windows to enable seamless drive switching across multiple machines.
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    Windows 7 Moving External USB HDD must "take ownership" everytime???

    Hi! I have an external USB HDD that I want to be able to move between computers. Problem is everytime I move and try to open a folder on the next computer I get the permission error and must take ownership of it with the new computer. I want to be able to switch the drive between the...
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    • computer switching data transfer error external drive file access formatting ownership permissions usb user rights
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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