I am trying to sync my documents folder on Windows 10 to an external SSD which holds a mouted Veracrypt container. When I run the syncrhonize command I get this error:
Cannot open directory "Y:\".
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED: Access is denied. [DirReaderPlus]
I don't think it's a permissions issue ,because the mounted container, "Y", has "Everyone" set to "Full Control".
My FFS version is 12.1
Can't sync to Veracrypt container - Access is denied. [DirReaderPlus]
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Did a bit of research and found that this has occurred again and again before:
1. https://www.techsupportforum.com/threads/solved-free-file-sync-windows-error-code-5-access-denied.679585/
2. viewtopic.php?t=7008
3. viewtopic.php?t=6147
4. https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/45105-error-access-denied-access-is-denied-dirreaderplus-on-freefilesync/
Try checking out the solutions they found and see if one of them works. If none did, try rolling back to version 12.0 as mine is working without a hitch on that version.
1. https://www.techsupportforum.com/threads/solved-free-file-sync-windows-error-code-5-access-denied.679585/
2. viewtopic.php?t=7008
3. viewtopic.php?t=6147
4. https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/45105-error-access-denied-access-is-denied-dirreaderplus-on-freefilesync/
Try checking out the solutions they found and see if one of them works. If none did, try rolling back to version 12.0 as mine is working without a hitch on that version.
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Hey, sorry for the late reply.
I did end up solving the issue by running FFS as administrator. I'm not sure why this is necessary though, when the permissions are set correctly.
Prior to making this post, I was actually running a version of FFS at least 1.5 years old and I still had this issue. I updated to latest version hoping it would solve it, but no difference.
Thanks for the response.
I did end up solving the issue by running FFS as administrator. I'm not sure why this is necessary though, when the permissions are set correctly.
Prior to making this post, I was actually running a version of FFS at least 1.5 years old and I still had this issue. I updated to latest version hoping it would solve it, but no difference.
Thanks for the response.
