Initialize Disk Access Denied Fixings - 3 ways to fix disk cannot be initialized

Mostly damaged disk could not be initialized and sometimes it would report 'Initialize disk access denied' when you try to get it initialized in disk management or using cmd diskpart or some other software to initialize disk.

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When you try to initialize disk in disk management, it would report 'Access is denied' to stop you initialize the disk.

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Why Access is denied, cannot initialize disk?

Scenario #1, access is denied for unallocated not initialized disk before the initialization

When the disk shows unknown, it would not grant access for the disk since it could not be recognized in disk management when you double clicking the unallocated disk, trying to access or open it.

Scenario #2, failed to initialize disk and reported initialize disk access denied failure

Sometimes, when you right click the damaged disk in disk management and select the option to initialize it, it would pop up a box telling you 'Access is denied'

The truth - the disk boot part is damaged or the partition table is lost in the disk/usb external disk or some other damages on the disk that needs to be fixed.

3 Ways to Fix Damaged Not Initialized Disk That Cannot Be Initialized

Here are some efficient ways to repair damaged disk.

Fix #1 - Fix damaged disk using chkdsk /f

This is to repair regular errors on usb disk or internal disk.

Fix #2 - Fix damaged disk using chkdsk /f/r/x

The chkdsk /f/r/x provides checking and fixing damaged parts of hd.

Fix #3 - Fix damaged disk using bootrec /fixmbr

Also read the following ways to fix disk not initialized error

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Last updated on Nov 28, 2023

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