# cannot save changes in UEFN

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [July 28, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894 "2024-07-28T01:51:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![LFS-Apocalipsis](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/lfs-apocalipsis/32/917696_2.png) [@LFS-Apocalipsis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/LFS-Apocalipsis)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/1 "2024-07-28T01:51:33Z")

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### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Unreal Revision Control

### Summary

changes cannot be saved

### Steps to Reproduce

change something and press the button to save changes

### Expected Result

changes ar saved

### Observed Result

insufficient writing permission to save

### Platform(s)

pc

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**Author:** ![Hardcawcanary](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/hardcawcanary/32/906569_2.png) [@Hardcawcanary](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Hardcawcanary)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/2 "2024-07-29T20:05:28Z")

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Is this when you Check-in changes or doing a local save ?

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**Author:** ![LFS-Apocalipsis](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/lfs-apocalipsis/32/917696_2.png) [@LFS-Apocalipsis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/LFS-Apocalipsis)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/4 "2024-08-02T22:13:32Z")

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both, but already solved the problem

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**Author:** ![wouter](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/wouter/32/1036116_2.png) [@wouter](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/wouter)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/5 "2024-08-10T12:24:03Z")

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How was the problem solved @apoca ?

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**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/6 "2024-08-10T17:43:13Z")

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hi @wouter ,  
Last time “insufficient writing permission to save” was reported the answer was to run UEFN as Administrator in Windows 11  
[[RESOLVED] Issue with New Installations of UEFN - General / Announcements - Epic Developer Community Forums (unrealengine.com)](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/resolved-issue-with-new-installations-of-uefn/1771613/20)

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**Author:** ![LFS-Apocalipsis](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/lfs-apocalipsis/32/917696_2.png) [@LFS-Apocalipsis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/LFS-Apocalipsis)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/7 "2024-08-11T23:10:28Z")

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I have moved the UEFN projects to another folder that does not lead to the cloud.

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**Author:** ![Jimbohalo10](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/jimbohalo10/32/961440_2.png) [@Jimbohalo10](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jimbohalo10)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cannot-save-changes-in-uefn/1952894/8 "2024-08-12T01:42:48Z")

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hi @wouter ,  
This is the same problem with the Windows 11 One drive this also affected Verse projects on  
One Drive

Similar problems in  
[Unreal Revision Control does not exist Error - General / Issues and Bug Reporting - Epic Developer Community Forums (unrealengine.com)](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/unreal-revision-control-does-not-exist-error/1948686/5)  
but different answer