Access is denied error help.

Unity Engine
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Hi everyone, I have a script that’s trying to access a folder I created in my C drive. But for some reason I get an access is denied error when I start up my script. Is there a way to tell unity that it can use this file?

string path;
void start(){
path = @"C:/new folder";//error access is denied
}
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Windows past XP I assume? Windows is very strict when it comes to C: drive and the only place that is safe to write is documents folder. Does it give the error if you run the game/program as admin?

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yep, it still says access is denied and I tried moving the file I created to the documents folder but it’s still says access is denied.

4

I’m having the exact same problem on my Mac.

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Was this issue resolved? I’m in the same situation. Thanks!

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Looking online, people recommend running Unity as an admin and disable any AV software: file access denied - Unity Engine - Unity Discussions

I tried the code and it worked fine. Windows 10 with Windows Defender here

P.S. Bumping threads is bad practice. Every time you bump an old thread a cat dies.

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