Error “you don’t have permission to open this file” or You don’t currenty have permission” Windows 10/7/8.1

Windows 10/7/8.1 error “you don’t have permission to open this file”

FIX: ‘You don’t have permission to open this file’ in Windows 10

  1. You get an access denied error message
  2. Cannot access, change, save, or delete files/folders
  3. Cannot open a file/folder after upgrading to a higher Windows version
CAUSE OF THIS ERROR

You don’t have ownership for this file.

  • when you reinstall windows os
  • change your Drive letter

Solution

Let’s give permission to the file and check if that helps. Follow these steps to give permissions to the drive.


1.      Right-click on the file which you’re unable to access and select Properties.


2   Click on ‘Security’ tab and under ‘Group or user names’ click on ‘Edit’.


3       Click on ‘Add’ and type ‘everyone’.


4      Click on ‘Check names’ and then click ‘OK’.


5   Select ‘everyone’ and under ‘Allow’ select
‘Full control’ and click on ‘Apply’ and Click ‘Ok’.


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