# CFileException 2 when trying to save in sketchup

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**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [September 25, 2014, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cfileexception-2-when-trying-to-save-in-sketchup/1457 "2014-09-25T10:23:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheGuz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/theguz/32/49361_2.png) [@TheGuz](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TheGuz)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cfileexception-2-when-trying-to-save-in-sketchup/1457/28 "2018-11-29T16:55:28Z")

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Was doing some research this morning and posted this:

> [@CFile Exception 0](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/cfile-exception-0/75130/5):
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> This seems like a known windows issue. I was able to apparently fix it for one user this morning by moving the Save File location to the D: drive… It didn’t have the same permissions lock that the C:/Users/Documents folder did. There was a lengthy discussion on this topic with a variety of outcomes here on this forum: [How To - CNET](https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/windows-10-read-only-problem-has-a-solution/)

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