# File “cannot be opened for writing”
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 31, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934 "2022-10-31T23:04:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@john3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/john3)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934/1 "2022-10-31T23:04:34Z")
I have tried the solution offered by a previous member but that didn't fix the problem.
Basically any file i try including the album a message appears ''file “cannot be opened for writing”. Have even changed permissions under security and still won't work, where as previous
it would. Have even tried earlier versions with same result.
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934/2 "2022-10-31T23:39:12Z")
What kind of files do you try to change? FLAC? Mp3?
Where do you try to write this files? On your local internal HDD? SSD? An external USB-HDD? On a network attached storage (NAS)?
What about your anti-virus software?
Do you see this behaviour since today? What was the last change?
Has it ever worked for others files? On an other storage location?
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### Author:  [@john3](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/john3)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934/3 "2022-11-01T00:17:18Z")
I have been using this program for about ''10 years'' never this issue previously. Have mainly been using FLAC with Some MP3. Files written to file explorer. On windows 10.
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934/4 "2022-11-01T05:27:47Z")
> [@john3](#):
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> I have tried the solution offered by a previous member but that didn't fix the problem.
Which solution was that?
> [@john3](#):
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> Files written to file explorer.
The File explorer is no device. Lyricslover asked for devices like a local HD or a network drive or a NAS.
Where did you get these problematic files from?
Try Lockhunter to explorer which other piece of software is maybe locking your files.
[https://lockhunter.com/](https://lockhunter.com/)
If Mp3Tag finds a corrupt file, it refuses to write to it.
For MP3s you can check this with some tools:
> [@How to check files for errors?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-check-files-for-errors/44633):
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> It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong bitrate or length audible blips or skips tags seem to be sticky and cannot be removed There are some really good tools to check the files for errors, namely MP3 Diags — identifies many different issues in MP3 files Website: [http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net) Download: [MP3 Diags - Getting MP3 Diags](http://mp3diags.sourceforge.net/010_getting_the_program.html#binWindows) If the font size in MP3 Diags is …
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-cannot-be-opened-for-writing/58934/5 "2026-02-09T12:29:57Z")