Windows 10: Unable to save files on my home network.

I have a new Windows 11 laptop on my home network. So far I can see all devices on the network but cannot save a file to my Desktop. I can save the file to my laptop then in File Explorer am able to cut and paste the file onto my Desktop drive. Both machines are running Win 11.

:)

 

unable to save a file in Windows 10

Hi,

I realize that you are unable to save a file. I will try to help you with this issue.

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

• 
  Did you make any changes to the PC prior to this issue?
  
• 
  Have you installed all the pending updates on the PC?
  

Suggest you to save a file in notepad to test if that helps.

Close all open windows and restart the PC to login to another user account to test if that helps.

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

Saves log files ?

You can either read the files in Windows or my preferred method is.....

Download CCcleaner from here...........

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

You can then run cleaner, you will see the log files listed, then if you right click you can save as a text file and then have a read. You may also get an "error reporting" log listed seperatly.

 

Unable to save files correctly to network share with read & write permission

Saving any file to network share folder brings up an error message:
z:\test2.xlsx
"You don’t have permission to modify files in this network location.

Contact the administrator per permission to make these changes"

Facts:

1. Saving any file to the local PC is fine
   
2. This issue happened only when user have permissions (Read & Write) but when I give modify permission its working fine.
   
3. A file with the correct name and extension is created but it is 0kb. If you save the exact same
   

file again and try to overwrite the 0kb file then the document saved correctly the second time .

1. When I tried to use 'Simple Tools' such as notepad also have the same symptoms
   

(only able to create 0kb file initially, and then when you save a second time it saves correctly).