Windows 10: It appears you do not have permission to view this file - OneDrive

Some of my folders in my personal one drive will not open.They are downloaded to my hard drive indicated by green tick but will not allow me to open them, getting the error - "It appears you do not have permission to view this file".I can however open the files on another PC linked to my OneDrive.How do I fix this?

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File permissions issue for files downloaded from internet / synchronized by OneDrive

Hello Juhn Jac,

Thank you for replying. If you read carefully you will notice that the problem relates to Windows > Security and Privacy rather than Microsoft 365 > OneDrive. The permissions are different for any file downloaded from the internet and not just those downloaded by OneDrive. I would suggest moving the post back to Windows > Security and Privacy.

1. We are using the OneDrive preinstalled with Windows 11 with a SharePoint back-end with Microsoft 365 Subscription.
   
2. The problem occurs even on local connection without VPN as accessing the files through VPN does not affect the file permissions. As already noted I can access other files in the same location over VPN/local.
   

If there was a way to give required file permissions to files downloaded from internet automatically or if there is a different option of changing the sharing settings, then that would resolve the issue.

 

Windows 10 File Permission Issue

There is a possibility that the files that you are trying to open are corrupted. Just to follow up, please answer the following questions:

• Which application are you using to open the photos?
• What is the file type of the photos that you're trying to open?

We suggest that you check the permissions of the folder where the photos that you're trying to view are located at. To do so, follow the steps below:

1. Right-click on the folder and select Properties. A pop-up box will appear.

2. Go to the Security tab.

3. Under the Security tab, check if all the options under
Permissions for SYSTEM are allowed/checked.

Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes.

 

do not have permission to view file

Hello Martina,

If you want to have permission to view the files, we highly suggest following the suggestions posted by Joy Kemprai in this
thread.

Quite a few people found her suggestions helpful.

Feel free to update us with the results.