Windows 10: You don't currently have permission to access this folder. (plot twist, it's not a folder).

Hi,


When I try to open a mounted partition D:\ (exFat SSD) I get this error:


You don't currently have permission to access this folder.
Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder.

So, I click just to get this error:

You have been denied permission to access this folder.

To gain access to this folder you will need to use the security tab.


and of course because it is not a folder, there is no security tab.


I unblocked updates just to make sure that there isn't something relevant in the pipe, "only" 4 restarts needed and the only thing I got was 600mb of bloatware, more spyware/telemetry and all my privacy setting "miraculously" reset to maximum stalking...


this is really getting mental, what do I do, should I go back to Windows 7?

:)

 

You don't have permissions to save in this folder

Which folder are you trying to save to?

If you aren't using the true administrator there will be certainly places you can't save to, or even access unless you manually change the security permissions to allow yourself access.

 

“You don`t currently have permission to access this folder"

Hi Andre

Tried your suggestion but the Controlled folder access toggle switch is greyed out. Thanks for your response.

John

 

Windows reports "You don't currently have permission to access this folder".

Hello,



Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft community. I understand the inconvenience caused to you. Let me help you.

• 
  Does this happen only with a specific folder/file location?
  

This problem results when an administrator, the owner of the file or folder, or a user with the Change Permissions permission for a file or Full Control permission for a folder, changes the access control list (ACL) on the file or folder. Some of the
changes that could deny a user access to a file or folder they should be able to access include:

• The user or group was unintentionally removed from Group or User names on the file's or folder's Security tab.





• An explicit Deny has mistakenly been applied to the user or group.





• A conflict between share permissions and NTFS permissions was created when someone changes permissions without examining both types of permissions.



Method 1:

Let’s give permission to the folder and check if that helps. Follow these steps to give permissions to the drive.

a) Right-click on the folder which you’re unable to access and select Properties.

b) Click on ‘Security’ tab and under ‘Group or user names’ click on ‘Edit’.

c) Click on ‘Add’ and type ‘everyone’.

d) Click on ‘Check names’ and then click ‘OK’.

e) Select ‘everyone’ and under ‘Allow’ select
‘Full control’ and click on ‘Apply’ and Click ‘Ok’.





Method 2:

I would suggest you to try the steps in the article and check if it helps.

"Access Denied" or other errors when accessing or working with files and folders in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2623670

(Try the steps for Windows 8 as it is applicable to Windows 10 as well.)



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