# File... cannot be opened for writing **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/15631 **Category:** Support **Created:** [April 3, 2014, 8:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/15631 "2014-04-03T08:44:04Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![Jens\_Solvang](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Jens\_Solvang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jens_Solvang) #### Post date: [April 5, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/15631/5 "2014-04-05T13:32:18Z")
Thank You for Your help! You are right telling me that it is at question of accessing the file. I forgot to mention, that I use an extern harddisk which I connect to my old and my new computer on and off. I can follow Your thoughts, but I do not know how to solve the problem. I have tried to copy some files to my new intern hardisk on my new computer - and then I can use mp3tag without problems. 🙂 > [@](#): > > If the "Owner" column (once you have enabled it) shows a cryptic number and not the current user name, you should reposess them. I can see, that the Owner information tells the drive S and a lot of numbers. The files which I can edit shows information on my new PC. Now I have to find out if I can change the ownership as a batch. Can anyone tell me how to change the ownership? Regards Jens Solvang DK --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/15631)._