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Permissions issue? Can't modify MS word docs in my folders


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ajones2703

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Hi Guy's

 

I'm using Windows 7.

 

I've been tearing my hair out here. Been on Google for hours trying to work this out. If I have MS word docs in folders on my desktop I can't make any changes to them. They won't save. No warning sign comes up, they look like they have saved but another identical window comes up of the document with my changes on it, but it hasn't saved. I've read around and it looks like it might be a permission's issue? I've gone into the folder by right clicking on properties and going into both "sharing" and "security" to make recommended changes but nothing is working.

 

I even put my laptop back to original settings this weekend and it briefly solved the problems but they have come back again in the last 24 hrs.

I'm able to modify MS Word docs on the my desktop but not in ANY of the folders I have these docs in! Really frustrating and don't know what to do.

 

Any idea's?


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Ztruker

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Can you modify the docs if you move the folders elsewhere?


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Currently being assisted here it transpires...
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Thanks for your help Ztrucker. I didn't think of doing that. Will give it a go. 


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