[SOLVED] Location is not available. Access is denied.

If you encounter the following error when you are trying to access a directory in Windows:

Ye old error message

Ye old error message

Then here is a solution to try:

Right click, then left click Properties

Right click the folder in question, then left click Properties

Click Security tab then Advanced button

Click Security tab then Advanced button

Click Change Permissions button

Click Change Permissions button

Click Edit button

Click Edit button (NOTE: if you want subfolders etc. to have these settings, you may ALSO want to click the “Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object” checkbox!)

Allow Full control (or individual options if you prefer)

Allow Full control (or individual options if you prefer)

Your screen should look similar to this, now keep selecting "OK" to save & close all the dialogs

Your screen should look similar to this, now keep selecting “OK” to save & close all the dialog boxes

 

Voila, you should now be able to access the folder!!! 🙂

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