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hunttalent
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December 21, 2009
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"You Do Not Have Enough Access Privileges" What?

  • December 21, 2009
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I'm beginning an Illustrator CS4 training book that comes with lessons you install on your desktop. The lessons require you to use their files but you are instructed to choose and "Save As" so you will be able to work on them.

Each time I attempt to "Save As" a warning message displays telling me I can't save the illustration because I don't have enough access privileges!!!

Does anyone know how I can resolve this issue? After spending a lot of money on the program plus the book I should have all the privileges I want!!

    Correct answer Nike T

    Thank you! Was trying to save a new template, so right-clicked on Illustrator 2021 and changed to read and write access. Worked perfectly 🙂

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    brenda_4262
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    March 17, 2025

    This is still relevant in 2025! This solution is still the same ^

     

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    Gina24074389cu0d
    Participant
    April 17, 2022

    I had this problem in Mac. I was trying to save in Template folder. That was the issue. Make sure you are saving in Desktop or some other place.

     

    Hope that helps someone else.

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      Grace23808636vtlm
      Participant
      March 29, 2022

      You need to change the location that you're saving the file. Mine worked when I used Creative Files.

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        tyleryousif
        Participant
        January 7, 2020

        I was having the same issue trying to save a template. I was able to solve this issue by locating the destination folder within the Adobe Illusrator folder on my computer, right clicking "Get Info", and then giving my account read and write access

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          Nike TCorrect answer
          Participant
          November 16, 2020

          Thank you! Was trying to save a new template, so right-clicked on Illustrator 2021 and changed to read and write access. Worked perfectly 🙂

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            danielt94659624
            Participant
            April 26, 2019

            When you go to Save or Save As, it automatically tried to save it to "Templates." Change save destination to downloads/desktop/etc. then click save.

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              victorialower09
              Participant
              November 21, 2019

              Thank you so much! This is the exact answer I was looking for!!! 

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                bonjourfrances
                Participant
                August 13, 2015

                This just happened to me for the first time ever.... Very odd. I tried Shaner's instructions and it didn't work yet, but I am able to save to my Dropbox, so I did that for now.

                andrewg80642373
                andrewg80642373
                Participant
                March 10, 2015

                I tried copying to a new file and saving. Did not work. But I fixed it, this way:

                1. Copy the content

                2. Open an EXISTING project

                3. Check if it saves THAT Project successfully first

                4. If it does paste your work on there and Save on a new file name.

                5. Works? Then Just delete the content you don't need and save again with just your content you had an issue with.

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                CardinalConcepts
                Participant
                March 10, 2015

                Thanks to Andrew and Shaner. I haven't had the issue pop up lately, so maybe Shaner's suggestion fixed it. If not, I can try Andrew's idea.

                Shaner
                Shaner
                Participant
                September 16, 2014

                The original question is five years old, however, here is a simple fix for Mac users.

                1. Go to Finder.

                2. Find your main hard drive you're trying to save to.

                3. If you're using a MacBook, put cursor over drive and double finger tap. If you're using a desktop Mac Control / mouse click.

                4. Select Get Info.

                5. Go to bottom of box to Sharing & Permissions.

                6. Look to the bottom right and find the Lock. Click on the lock to unlock it. Enter in your user password.

                7. Select the + symbol at the bottom left of box below Sharing & Permissions.

                8. Add "Administrator" and set permission to Read & Write.

                9. If your name is also an Administrator you can add that too, but not necessary.

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                  CardinalConcepts
                  Participant
                  September 19, 2014

                  Thanks! I've just tried this. I keep getting this message when using Illustrator since getting my new computer.

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                  Inspiring
                  December 21, 2009

                  Are you using Windows?  If so are you logged in as an administrator?

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                  hunttalentAuthor
                  Participant
                  December 21, 2009

                  I am on a Mac. No, not logged on as an administrator.

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                  Inspiring
                  December 21, 2009

                  I don't know about Mac's but I suppose there's a way to log in as an administrator to troubleshoot if that will fix the problem.  Create a new account and make sure it is a top-level admin account and then see if the problem goes away.

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