Attachment Can’t Create File Permission Denied
From time to time you may receive an error when trying to attach a file or when trying to open an attachment from Microsoft Outlook. The error tells you that can’t create a file a file and your permission has been denied. Well this is not really an issue with security or permissions. The problem really is that the secure temporary folder used when attaching files or opening attachments is full. So what can you do.
To fix this MS Outlook error you’ll need to empty the secure temporary folder used by Outlook when handling attachments. The folder’s location is stored in the registry. The exact registry key depends on your version of MS Outlook. Below are the registry keys where the name of the temporty folder can be found.
Outlook 97
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.0\Outlook\Security
Outlook 98
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\8.5\Outlook\Security
Outlook 2000
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Security
Outlook 2002/XP
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security
Outlook 2003
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security
Outlook 2007
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Outlook\Security
To find the location of the Outlook secure temporary fold you will run regedit. Follow the step below to find empty your Outlook temporary folder.
Warning: You are about to you browse your registry. Please use caution, failure to do so may result in a computer malfunction.
Locating the Outlook Secure Temporary Folder in you registry.
- Click Start > Then Run
- Next type ’regedit’ and click OK
- Next browse to the path that above that matches your version of Outlook.
- Double click on the entry as illustrated below.
- Highlight and Copy the path to the secure folder
- Important Click Cancel to avoid accidentally changing your path settings
Highlight and copy the path from the Value Data Field, then click cancel.
Once you have copied the path, close your registry editor. Then go to my computer and double click My Computer. Now paste the pah which you copied from the Value data field into the address are in the top of your My Computer Window. Now you ’Enter’ key.
You could now see all the temporary attachment files. From the drop down menu at the top click Edit and select all. Now hit your delete key on your keyboard.
Now close your My Computer window and you should be able to attach or save attachments with our any problems.
I have this problem, but the solution yoiu gave didn’t fix the issue… still have access denied opening attachments
I have outlook 2007
Great, worked perfectly!
works perfectly with office XP/2002
Worked perfectly in Outlook 2007 as well. However, is there a way to increase the folder’s size limit so this issue isn’t encountered or seen as frequently?
Jmbronk,
That is a really good question and one I never thought of investigating. I will see if the size limit on the Outlook temporary files folder can be changed. When I find an answer I will let everyone know. Again, good question.
I am a bit of a noice at this, but this advice was the best, as even i could understand it.
Thanks