Access to files and folders denied

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Peter B 20

When trying to open follder on file explorer, this pop up

User's image The when clicking on continue:

User's image

I can't make change that stick via the Edit button.

Please advise a solution as it used to work.

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BryceSor 5,520 Volunteer Moderator

Hi Peter B,

Are any of the following true,

Has this just happened or was Windows updated and this issue occurred.

Below is written by CP so I dont miss any steps,

Take ownership of the folder

This is the root fix. Here’s how:

Right-click the folder (C:\Users\dream\OneDrive) → Properties → Security tab → click Advanced.

At the top, you'll see Owner: [name]. Click Change next to it.

Type your account name: Peter Brack or your e @hotmail.com → click Check Names → OK.

Check Replace owner on subcontainers and objects.

Click Apply → OK.

After ownership is set:

Go back to Properties → Security tab.

Click Edit → select your user name → check Full Control.

Click Apply → OK.

In Advanced Security Settings, ensure:

Enable inheritance is turned on.

Your account is not blocked by any Deny rules.

Peter B 20 Reputation points

2026-01-30T06:40:31.86+00:00

THank you. I can access the files now but when I click on autosave it saves a new copy rather than saving the changes in the same file.
Peter B 20 Reputation points

2026-01-30T06:41:59.2733333+00:00

that is auto save in an excel file (.xlsx)
BryceSor 5,520 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2026-01-30T08:39:44.2333333+00:00

Is autosave on in excel and did you name the excel file, once you name the excel file autosave should start automatically if stored in OneDrive so you don't need to click on it.

When dealing with autosave just make sure its working as there nothing like doing the same spread sheet twice because you thought autosave was working, I used to also manually use save as well just in case, its great when it does work as you have a history of the file.

All 365 apps like Word, Excel etc work like this.

As you can see, I named my excel file testing excel save-delete and entered a few numbers, this is stored on my personal OneDrive and is the same account as I use to log in to Windows.