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Asked: 2026-06-12T19:20:00+00:00

I have a Java application were the user can create a text file and

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I have a Java application were the user can create a text file and save it wherever he wants on his computer using this code :

File txtFile = new File( path );
Writer writer = new BufferedWriter( new OutputStreamWriter( new FileOutputStream( txtFile ), "UTF-8" ) );  // Error occurs here.

But many users using Windows 7 reported that when saving the file to “C:\”, they get “Access is denied” error. I found that this is because they need administrator permissions to save the file in such path in Win7.

Instead of showing a warning message to the user: ” You can’t save the file at this path “, can i save the file in this path somehow, like if there is a way to have Administrator permissions in Win7 through Java code, or something like that ?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Short answer – no.

    If you need to save to C drive, they need permissions. If this program just needs to create files, you can use the users temp folder. See System.getProperty()

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