This has been happening to me for several versions now. I edit in Office formats exclusively (docx, xlsx) and after several hours of working, the file will no longer save and I get a “this file is read-only” error.
I cannot reliably say how much time it takes for the bug to appear, other than I’ll be working on a document/spreadsheet long enough to be in a good flow and then the error ruins everything.
This never happens with LibreOffice.
OS version: Fedora 42 KDE
This thread shows the exact error I’m getting.
Hello @DarthZiplock
I can see that you have also posted replies in these topics:
We are having problems with saving files from DesktopEditors in Windows.
Trying to save the file at its old location, I get an error message: The file could not be written, it is either write protected, opened in another application or write access to the storage is generally not possible.
Well, write access to the storage is possible. There is space enough, permissions allow writing and writing is possible through other applications.
The write protection (NTFS attribute) is not set.
As much…
Hi everyone!
I’m experiencing a very annoying issue with desktop editor. Each time I want to save a document I just edited, this message pops-up :
[only office bug]
In english, it means :
"File cannot be saved.
*Possible reasons are : *
1. File is in read-only mod
2. Files are being edited by another user
3. Hard-drive is full or corrupted"
Basically, in my case none of those assertions are true. And I still cannot save my work… Any ideas ?
OS version: Windows 11
App version: 7.5.1.2…
Please note that they are dedicated to Windows. I suggest troubleshooting the issue in this topic separately.
Does the issue occur with specific files? Does the issue happen upon attempting to save the file with CTRL + S or via save icon on a toolbar only?
If possible, please run a simple test:
Open a file that produces the issue;
Go to File tab > Save as ;
Select new location for the file and keep the original format, i.e. if it’s DOCX, then leave it as DOCX.
Does it allow you saving the file in that scenario?