trouble accessing any folder

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I would first do a virus scan,then maybe do a back up
just incase your hard drive is bitting the dust. Try this
site, www.pcpitstop.com Good luck
>-----Original Message-----
>i'm having trouble accessing any folder on my computer,
>especially on my desktop. whenever i double-click on a
>folder (or hit enter while it's highlighted) my computer
>makes a loud grinding noise, and then pops up an error
>saying "The device is not ready."
>
>what seems to be the problem?
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