Windows 10: "You don't have the permission to open this file." How to get it back?

I frequently use Handbrake to encode movies. Suddenly and inexplicably I can't anymore. If I click on the movie and want to open it using Handbrake, on the app I get the message:

"No valid source or titles found

"Handbrake will not be able to encode the selected source as it did not find a valid source with titles to encode. This could due to one of the following reasons:

- The source file is not a valid video file or is in a format that Handbrake does not support

- The source may be copy protected or include DRM. Please note that Handbrake does not support the removal of copy protections.

The Activity log may have further information."

If I open Handbrake and select the movie I want to encode, I get the notice:

"You don't have the permission to open this file."

The Activity log has plenty of information which interests the app. If you need it, I could also send it to you.

I want you to know that the movie is in a longtime accepted format and is not protected.

The issue appeared one or two hours after updating to build 19546. I also noticed that this behavior appears to all the other movies, which suddenly became unavailable. Restarting and reinstalling Handbrake and Windows couldn't solve the problem.

:)

 

Folder won't open due to permission issue

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft community. I understand your concern. Let me help you.

I suggest you to sign out from the current account, restart the computer and log in with Administrators account and

check if it helps to resolve the issue.

I suggest you to refer to the steps below and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

• 
  Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then click
  Properties.
  
• 
  Tap or click the Security tab.
  
• 
  Under Group or user names, tap or click your name to see the permissions that you have.
  
  To open a file, you have to have the Read permission. To change the permissions of a file or folder, follow these steps.
  
  Important you must be logged on as an administrator to change permissions on files and folders.
  

• 
  Press and hold or right-click the file or folder, and then tap or click
  Properties.
  
• 
  Tap or click the Security tab.
  
• 
  Under Group or user names, tap or click your name to see the permissions that you have.
  
• 
  Tap or click Edit, tap or click your name, select the check boxes for the permissions that you must have, and then click
  OK.
  

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us with more information and we’d be happy to help.

 

File permissions to delete file


You can try the steps below

1. Right click the file to that you don’t have permission to access. Vlick Properties.
2. Go to Security tab and select Edit.
3. Select Add button
4. Type Everyone then select Check Names. Click OK to save changes.
5. you will be back in the previous window, under Group or users names, choose Everyone then check mark Full control.
you can refer more: Fix: You dont currently have permission to access this folder in Windows 10

 

No permissions

Hi,

I would suggest you to right click on the user's folder for your profile and check if the permissions shows as "read only'. If this is the case, it might be causing the issue. In this case, I would suggest you to go to C:\User folder, right click on the
folder with your username and follow these steps:

• Open the properties of the main user profile folder where the files are located (such as Documents, Pictures, etc).
  
• Go to the Security tab and click Advanced.
• Check the box at the bottom of this window. It is labeled "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" and then click Ok.
  

This does a one-time action that replaces the security on all the files/subfolders. It’s one-time, so you won’t find that box checked if you peek at it later. Try these steps and let us know the results for further assistance.