Bug report #19837
Unable to create shapefile layer
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Vectors | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | 3.2.2 | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Mac 10.13.6 (HS) | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | invalid |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 27661 |
Description
Hi
Did a clean install of QGIS 3 (latest version) with no issues on both desktop and laptop. I'm the only person with access and I do so with admin permissions. I'm able to open and edit shape files I've imported from ArcGIS, but when I attempt to create a new layer I get the following warning (under OGR):
2018-09-13T10:25:55 WARNING Creation of OGR data source Shelters.shp failed: Failed to create file Shelters.shp: Permission denied
Looking online for solutions, I found this: https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/282434/permission-denied-when-creating-shapefile , but this person received professional help.
As my project is in its early days. it would not be a problem to re-install, but would need to know what to do differently in order to avoid this problem reoccurring
Thank
History
#1
Updated by Nyall Dawson about 6 years ago
Check the location you're saving to - it's probably a location without write permission
#2
Updated by Tony Burgess about 6 years ago
Thanks Nyall, that's all it was. Many thanks for the speedy reply
#3
Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 6 years ago
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from Open to Closed