
The reason you are not able to read or edit the file/folder could be that the file/folder was created using an administrator account and you are trying to access it using a guest account or any other. To start with the common mistake, if you have created multiple accounts on your system, make sure you are signed in as an administrator while accessing the file.

The possible and effective solutions for this problem are: – Disable Controlled Accessīefore we try other technical solutions, we will first try to disable the Controlled Folder Access in your settings. Sometimes, the error could be simply because of your account permissions which is the most common cause without you realizing it. If you’ve recently upgraded your system to Windows 10, this might be occurring due to that as your account permissions may have been altered.
