7 Fixes | You Don’t Have Permission to Save in This Location!

Possible causes about why you don’t have permission to save in this location

Generally speaking, this Windows error message is caused by administrator privileges. If there’s a popping-up for you, which suggests it will discourage you from saving files in your desired files or paths.

Sometimes, the third-party antivirus program might also change your settings and cause errors. So you can disable these antivirus apps to see if you’re permitted to save the file in this location or not.

How do you fix you don’t have permission to save in this location Mac/Windows?

You don’t have permission to save the file in this location! This post guides you to solve it with seven fixes.

Fix 1. Save the files in another location and move them to your folder  

If you don’t have permission to save in this location, why not tweak your thoughts and consider saving these files in another path? If you need, you can move them to your desired folder.

Fix 2. Modify folders permissions

Permission settings is among the possible causes of this error. You’re not allowed to access the files/folders without permission. Let’s perform how to modify these permissions.

Step 1. Right-click on the folder where you want to save the files > select Properties > and click Security.

Step 2. Select your username and click the “Edit” button.

Step 3. Check the Allow box next to Full Control, then click Apply > OK.

You can also tick all the permission based on your needs. After that, try to save the files in your specified location one more time.

Fix 3. Change folder ownership

If you’ve upgraded to Windows 10 like the above user, some folders might be locked automatically.

Then you may see the error: Windows 10 don’t have permission to save in this location. So how to fix it? Please try to change the ownership of your needed folder via the steps below.

Step 1. Right-click on the folder > select Properties > click Security > tap Advanced.

Step 2. In the Advanced Settings for Files window, click “Change” next to the Owner.

Step 3. In the Select Users or Groups window, replace your username with Everyone, then click Check Names > OK.

Step 4. Go back to the Advanced Security Settings window, tick “Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permission entries from this object” and click the “OK” button.

Fix 4. Run the application with administrative privileges

When it comes to permission-related issues, one of the most efficient ways is to run your program as an admin. Let’s show how it works.

Step 1. Right-click on your program and select Properties > Compatibility.

Step 2. Tick the “Run this program as an administrator” button. Don’t remember to click “OK” after clicking the “Apply” button.

Fix 5. Run the program compatibility troubleshooter

If running this program with administrator privileges is useless, you can seek help from Windows Program Compatibility Troubleshooter. This troubleshooter can find the issue of your app and fix it. Let’s take the Word application as an example.

Step 1. Right-click on your Word and select the “Troubleshoot compatibility” option.

Step 2. Select “Troubleshoot Program” on the Program Compatibility Troubleshooter screen.

Step 3. Select “The program requires additional permissions” and close the window by clicking the “OK” button.

Fix 6. Disable User Account Control

In some cases, User Account Control (UAC) is one of the possible reasons about you don’t have permission to save in this location. Thus, you can disable this feature to resolve it.

Step 1. Type “change user account control settings” in the search bar on your PC and hit “Enter”/press “OK” to open it.

Step 2. In the User Control Settings window, drag the slider to the bottom “Never notify” and click the “OK” button.

Fix 7. Change the web browser

If you’re having problems saving files from a web browser, try to switch your browser. Sometimes, your browser’s bugs could cause errors and discourage you from saving files.

Further reading: How to recover deleted/lost files in Windows 10 without backup?

You don’t have permission to save in this location? Windows 10 don’t have permission to save in this location? If you’re concerned about these issues, please read the above content to get seven fixes.

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