# Cannot be renamed/access denied
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-renamed-access-denied/12725
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 23, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-renamed-access-denied/12725 "2011-11-23T14:51:30Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Merman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Merman)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-renamed-access-denied/12725/1 "2011-11-23T14:51:30Z")
I've edited thousands of tunes using my Windows XP computer. Recently purchase a new computer using Windows 7. Immediately with the first file I try to correct ( the artist name) I get a "Cannot be renamed/Access Denied" Message. I'm doing nothing different. Can't find the answer I'm looking for in FAQ. Merman
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-renamed-access-denied/12725/2 "2011-11-23T15:13:08Z")
This has nothing to do with MP3tag but with the access rights on your system.
To confirm that, switch to the explorer's "details" view and display the column "owner" - this should show either somebody else or a strange combination of numbers and letters.
To become owner of these files, use the windows means that you find in the "properties" of the top-most folder in "Security" "enhanced".
If you are not sure where to look to modify the "owner", consult the microsoft knowledge base
[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753659.aspx)
Also, try to open your music files with the means of folder selection from within MP3tag and not by drag&drop as sometimes the indexing and stuff block files.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-be-renamed-access-denied/12725/3 "2026-02-09T12:23:27Z")