You Don’t Have Permission to Save Changes to This File [Full Fix]

Ensure you have administrative privileges

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Our readers have reported that they get the error message: It looks likeyou don’t have permission to save changesto this filewhenever they try to edit a photo in Windows 10.

Getting this error when trying to perform low-impact changes to your Windows 10 images is extremely annoying. In this article, we will explore some of the best ways to deal with this issue. Read on to find out how to do it.

What can I do if I don’t have permission to save changes to a file?

Before going into more complicated solutions, check these prerequisite methods from the list:

If none of these preliminary steps fixed the issue, let’s move to the solutions below.

1. Run the photo editor software as an admin

In case you’re using the Windows 10 built-in Photos app to edit your photos, skip to the next method.

2. De-activate your antivirus software temporarily

Please make sure to re-activate your antivirus protection after trying this method.

3. Run the DISM command

4. Run the SFC command

In this article, we explored some of the best troubleshooting methods to deal with not having full access to edit your photos even thoughyou have administrator privileges.

Please feel free to let us know if this guide helped you solve your issue by using the comment section below.

You Don’t Have Permission to Save Changes to This File [Full Fix]#

What can I do if I don’t have permission to save changes to a file?#

1. Run the photo editor software as an admin#

2. De-activate your antivirus software temporarily#

3. Run the DISM command#

4. Run the SFC command#