window's "save layout as" freezes UE

Whenever I click on the “save layout as” option (under Window->Save layout) the editor freezes. It’s not using any CPU, the memory usage does not change. I left it for 15-20 mins and it’s still frozen. Any ideas how to overcome that?

could be a permission issue. UE trying to open a location that it can’t have access to. some apps default to OS system folders. but is just a theory

it worked before or it never worked?

It’s in a location that doesn’t need any extra permissions. I think it used to work before but I’m not 100% sure if I used it on this machine before…