V 6.4 writer. Problem saving a file to path

When saving a file it tries to put it in “this pc > Documents >”. When I attempt to save I get “ C:\users\user\Documents\Untitled 1.Oct” error. Help

Please note that you should write a short title where you had put it all, and the full description where you had put that “Tttttttttttttttttttttttyytt”. Just to help you creating a good-looking question the next time :slight_smile:

Edited OP for readability.

I assume from the path name that you are using Windows 10. If it isn’t the case and the below does not work, please edit your question to add operating system and also more details of the error. To edit, click on the edit link just below your question. Please also Change the Title to something like Cannot save in Windows and put the details in the body of the question.

First. Is it an error? or is it the save dialog box?

If it is an error, it could be being blocked by anti-virus, either Windows Defender or a third party AV.

Allow LibreOffice access to controlled folder

The below numbered list is from Use the Windows Defender Security app to allow specific apps

  1. Open the Windows Security by
    selecting the shield icon in the
    task bar or searching the start menu
    for Defender.
  2. Select the Virus & threat
    protection
    tile (or the shield
    icon on the left menu bar) and then
    select Ransomware protection.
  3. Under the Controlled folder
    access
    section, select Allow an
    app through Controlled folder
    access
  4. Select Add an allowed app and
    follow the prompts to add apps. You
    need to allow access to
    soffice.bin

3rd Party Anti-virus

If you do have a third party anti-virus go into settings and then look for something like anti-ransomware or folder protection. Have a look at the blocked apps list, if you see soffice.bin in there change it to Allowed (you might have to read AV help if not obvious). Otherwise go to the Allowed Apps setting and allow soffice.bin, this might not be easy so you might have to enter *.* to the File Name box and press Enter to make the dialog display all files, then select soffice.bin; or just type the name directly when in C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program. add the different LibreOffice executables (Calc, Writer, etc.) to the Allowed list, . Note that 3rd party anti-virus might make files Read Only so you can create a new file but you can’t save it subsequently. Sometimes, you might need to reboot after allowing a program access.

Cheers, Al

Thank you. worked perfectly.

you might have to add the different LibreOffice executables (Calc, Writer, etc.) to the Allowed list

Other executables (like soffice.exe or calc.exe) don’t read/write files, and their only job is to launch soffice.bin with proper command line parameters, so those should not be added to any exclusion lists.

FAQ

Thank you for the correction. The time it happened to me was quite a while ago and I just added all the executables and I thought I had got it working but maybe I might have just turned off the ransomware setting at the time.

@ChuckP

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