Q. I can’t save anything. If I edit a photo I get a this error. C:\users\Bruce\documents\Vacation.docx. You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in documents folder instead? If I try and save a word document I get C:\users\Bruce\documents\XXXX.docx. You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in documents folder instead?

If I try I click on yes and try and save somewhere else I get the same error. If I try and save an Excel file I get C:\users\Bruce\documents\Book1.xlsx You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in documents folder instead?  

If I try and use a back up file for quickens it says file must be saved when I try to save it I get C:\users\Bruce\documents\filename.docx. You don’t have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in documents folder instead?

Is there some sort of permission that I need to reset? This is my home computer and I am the Administrator.

Answer.

This fixes the issue permanently. Even after you reboot the changes remain. 

Go to file explorer C:\Users and right click on your username

Then select properties

Then select Security

Then select Advanced

Then click enable Inheritance

It will take a minute to alter all the changes

*While I’m there I would also give full control to the groups that dont have it. 

Above fix credit goes to another member not me