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
- You get an access denied error message
- Cannot access, change, save, or delete files/folders
- 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’.
‘Full control’ and click on ‘Apply’ and Click ‘Ok’.
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