[Solved] Unable to save documents on Windows 10

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rbaurhyte
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[Solved] Unable to save documents on Windows 10

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I have Open Office 4.1.6 running on Windows 10 and have file saving issues. The error message says it cannot find the file when saving a new file no matter what format I choose. The only way around this is to email the file to myself then save it.
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Re: Cannot save Open Office Text or spreadsheet files

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Have you tried File>Save As yet?
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Re: Cannot save Open Office Text or spreadsheet files

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The Windows Defender problem, perhaps?
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Re: Cannot save Open Office Text or spreadsheet files

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Which directory were you trying to save in? Windows restricts saving to some directories in order to ensure that files needed for Windows to operate aren't accidentally over-written with a different file.
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Re: Cannot save OpenOffice Text or spreadsheet files

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I have tried to save in the documents directory and used save as, save and most file types...maybe a windows issue?
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Re: Cannot save OpenOffice Text or spreadsheet files

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Please post an exact quote or screen shot of the error message. A search using the exact error message can sometimes find a solution.
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Re: Cannot save OpenOffice Text or spreadsheet files

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I get 2 errors (cannot upload actual screen shot .png or .jpg):
1. C:\Users\RCB\Documents\Junk.doc
File Not Found
Check file name and try again
2. Error saving the document junk.doc
General input/output error while accessing C:\Uses\RCB\Documents\Junk.doc

I believe now that this is a Windows 10 issue with Windows Defender, but don't know how to allow Open Office to make file changes
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Re: Cannot save OpenOffice Text or spreadsheet files

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You need to tell Window Defender what programs to allow - perhaps this web search will help you
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