Windows 10: Windows 10 won't allow programs to save to 2 specific hard drives.

I've just installed windows 10 for the first time. I previously had windows 7 installed on this computer.

When I try to save any files from a browser to a downloads folder I created on a particular hard drive I get a message saying "You don't have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in the downloads folder instead?".

First thing to note is this folder is linked to a folder on another hard drive. If I try to save to that drive I get the same error. I can save to any of the other hard drives without error.

I went into the security tab in properties on both drives and changed the user permissions for all user accounts to allow them to write. The folder properties said "read only" on both of the drives so I unchecked the box. I noticed that when I change one of the folders to not be read only the other folder reverts back to read only again.

I'm new to windows 10 so I'm not sure if I've done something wrong during the installation. I was forced to create a microsoft account but shortly after windows was up and running I changed it to a local account and deleted the microsoft account. I'm not sure how the user accounts have changed between windows 7 and 10. My local account does show as adminstrator.

I can copy to the hard drives in windows explorer, just not while saving a file from a browser. What's stopping me from using the drives normally?

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