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"You don't have permission to save in this location"
I installed a photo editing program program (DxO Filmpack 3) which I had previously used successfully on a different computer that also runs Windows 10. But on my new computer, whenever I try to save a photo to a folder on my Desktop using the program, I get the following error message:
When I click "Yes", it takes me to my Photos folder, but I get the same error message when trying to save there.
After a quick Google search, I had found a page that stated that the way to fix this sort of problem is to edit the security permissions of the drive that you are having trouble with (drive C in my case). Here is the page in question:
You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the - Microsoft Community
So, I tried to edit the security permissions for my C drive according to the instructions on the page. I was given a warning (I could be misremembering, but think it said something like "change the permissions back to normal immediately if you know them to be incorrect"), and then, after that, I got this error message:
Now, I'm afraid that I may have changed the security permissions on my drive in a dangerous way.
1. How do I tell if my security permissions are all correct, and I haven't messed anything up? I want to make sure I haven't put my system in any danger, and would like to know how to make sure that all of my permission settings are safe. For instance, is there any Windows scan that can check whether all of my permission settings are optimal?
2. DxO still has the same problem. On further reflection, I now think that it is not a system-wide problem, as I am able to save files to my Desktop, Photos folder, etc, using other programs (such as XNView and Opera browser) without incident. I've only ever had the problem with DxO. Do you have any idea what could be causing this problem or how to fix it?
Last edited by hbenthow; 15 Jan 2017 at 02:30.