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On a PC running windows, I installed a second hard drive.
Since then I have removed windows and installed elementary OS.
When I go into the file manager hard drive 1, with the OS on, is recognised and all is well. When I try to open hard drive 2, I receive the message 'permission denied'
How do I unlock the access to my second drive?
you will need to mount the drive, elementary os does not auto mount drives like windows.
to mount the drive try
sudo mount -o ro /dev/sdb(assumptive it's sdb) /home/[YOUR USER]/desktop
this will mount it to your desktop folder that in elementary seems to be empty 90% of the time
then cd ~/desktop & ls
this should work assuming this drive is in good health and not damaged in any way
