Solved - Word Cannot Complete the Save Due To File Permission Error

Updated on March 31, 2020

When you try saving a new word file or edit a current document and save it in a Microsoft Word, you may endup with an error message saying "Word cannot complete the save due to a file permission error". If you are facing this error message, then just remain calm, and keep reading. Here in this page, we provide you a free solution to fix Word cannot complete the save due to file permission error in your Word .doc and .docx files.

What causes Word cannot complete the save due to a file permission error?

This error in MS Word is commonly faced by many users when they try to update changes made to a Word file by clicking on save. The causes behind this error message can be:

• If the document is previously saved as ‘read only’ file / Template. This means that the file contents cannot be modified
• If user try to modify content of a file that is saved in a location, which user cannot access i.e. not having admin permission
• Trying to modify file from a network shared folder
• When Windows Search service is enabled
• The anti-virus tool on your computer prevents the file saving process

When this error is displayed, modified content of the Word file cannot be saved. But, there are certain solutions to successfully save the file even when this error message is getting displayed. They are:

• Click on ‘Save As’ and save it in a new location
• Before editing the file, check whether the file is saved as Read-Only. If so then change the preferences
• If you do not have sufficient user permissions to modify any file, login as administrator
• Disable Windows Search service – Go to Start -> Click on Run -> Type services.msc -> locate Windows Search and double click on it -> Then click startup type -> select Automatic (Disabled) -> apply
• If the system has many antivirus programs running, disable all except any one
• Last but not the least, make use of inbuilt repair utility i.e. ‘Open and Repair’ option to repair the Word file

If these handy solutions cannot fix the Word file permission errors, then one should prefer using any third party utility to fix Word file error. Thinking which software to use? Read below.

Yodot DOC Repair - Tool to Fix Word Cannot Complete The Save Due to File Permission Error:

Yodot DOC Repair utility is the most recommended third party Word file repair software that has caliber to resolve all types of Word file errors on Windows OS. With the use of this tool, one can easily fix ‘Word cannot complete the save due to a file permission error’ and make the file normal again just in few simple clicks. This DOC repair tool is capable of fixing corrupted as well as damaged Word documents of MS Office Word 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2010 versions. This Word repair software can be utilized to fix DOC / DOCX files that show various errors due to virus infection, download / transfer errors, wrong installation of MS Office, etc. It supports repair of Word documents saved on hard drives, USB flash drive, etc. Software is compatible to work on Microsoft Windows 8, Vista, XP, 7, 2003 and 2008 operating systems.

In adiition to word file errors, Yodot is capable of fixing various type of errors like, Mapi errors, boot camp errors, error in saving PowerPoint, MOV crc error, OST is not offline folder file error and so on. which are recieved while using PPT, Outlook, Video and audio files etc.

Steps to repair word cannot complete the save due to a file permission error:

• Download and install Yodot DOC Repair software on your Windows system where Word file resides
• Once the software gets installed completely, launch the product
• In main screen, choose your Word file that needs to be repaired using ‘Browse’ option
• Soon after choosing required Word file, click on “Repair” button
• Next screen depicts a progress bar that shows the status of Word file repair process
• When process gets completed, repaired Word file is ready to access
• Save the repaired Word to desired location on system drive and access its information

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