The itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have access privileges for this operation

Help, I just cant get rid of this error message:
The itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough access privileges for this operation.

The location of the iTunes Library file may be read-only or owned by a different user.
Default locations:
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<login>\My Documents\My Music\iTunes
Vista: C:\Users\<login>\Music\iTunes
Windows 7: C:\Users\My Music\itunes
Right click the iTunes folder and choose Properties
Look at the Attributes and see if Read-Only is checked.
Uncheck it and click OK, at the apply to all subfolders and files prompt, make sure all subfolders and files is selected and click OK.
If your iTunes library saves now you are done.
If it does not you will need to try on each directory above the iTunes directory.
Of course if you are not using the default locations you'll have to alter the path to the one you find in iTunes Edit->Preferences, Advanced tab.

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I keep getting a message as follows, the i tunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough privileges for this operation

I keep getting a message as follows, the i tunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough privileges for this operation

I didn't know that iTunes had a 64bit download. I have Windows 7 Home Premium with 64bit operation system. I downloaded the iTunes for 64bit and it seems to have corrected the problem. I haven't received the message yet since I did this.

"The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. you do not have. You do not have

when adding songs to the library, I receive this message
""The iTunes Library file cannot be saved. you do not have. You do not have enough access priviledges for this operations"
Any tips?

Thanks for your answer. I will try to force my login as Administrator by entering in Safemode. However, I'm running a Windows Based system, and the only user in my machine is mine, and it have been defined it as Administrator, so I don't expect a different behavior if i force the administrator by Safe mode.
will let you know.
Any other idea?
Does Itunes generate a Log or something that I can review and find details about that error message?

The itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have eno

I get this message what does it mean?
"the itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough access privileges for this operation"

You need to have enough rights to write to the My Music folder.
Most likely, your My Documents folder or My Music folder is missing or broken. Create the My Music folder in your My Documents, if it's not there, then use TweakUI to set it as the special My Music folder.

"The iTunes library file cannot be saved.You do not have enough access privileges for this operation."

keep getting '' the itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough access privledges'' when ever i try to add or change my library, why? have tried several suggestions on the internet to stop this from happening but with no success. i am running windows 7. has started happening since installing new security software. would this have anything to do with this problem? any suggestions

The location of the iTunes Library file may be read-only or owned by a different user.
Default locations:
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<login>\My Documents\My Music\iTunes
Vista: C:\Users\<login>\Music\iTunes
Windows 7: C:\Users\My Music\itunes
Right click the iTunes folder and choose Properties
Look at the Attributes and see if Read-Only is checked.
Uncheck it and click OK, at the apply to all subfolders and files prompt, make sure all subfolders and files is selected and click OK.
If your iTunes library saves now you are done.
If it does not you will need to try on each directory above the iTunes directory.
Of course if you are not using the default locations you'll have to alter the path to the one you find in iTunes Edit->Preferences, Advanced tab.

A window keeps appearing on my PC advising as follows "The iTunes library file cannot be saved.you do not have enough access privilages for this operation." resulting in recently purchased items not being saved to PC.

A window keeps appearing stating " The iTunes Library cannot be saved. You do not have enough privilages for this operation". New purchases and CD down loads are able to be saved to my iPod but not to my PC?

Read the part about changing permissions on the iTunes folder in: https://discussions.apple.com/message/11583914

Error: itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough...

Last night this started popping up "itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have enough access priviledges for this operation.". Nothing in my system or in itunes has changed. Anyone know what would cause this? Is it safe to import music into itunes at the moment? Will things not be saved to the library?

Still not the problem. Tracks are imported by itunes. Tracks are save to HD. Tracks show up in itues library. Close itunes... tracks still on HD, but not in library. No security changes have been made. This is a 500GB HD that is over half full music , all in my itunes library, and now for some reason itunes cannot associate with these new files. No updates have happened, I've rolled back to a system point predating my problem, problem still there.

"There was a problem downloading app. You do not have access privileges for this operation." ?

I am trying to download free app updates using iTunes and I receive the following error:
"There was a problem downloading NAME OF APP. You do not have access privileges for this operation."
These are just the free app updates. I have no idea why this started to happen. Any solutions?
I have the most recent version of iTunes. When I transfer purchases from my iPad and iPhone, it does copy over the apps, yet the apps still appear in the list of errors. Any solutions?

Thanks but it's still not working. Also every time I start iTunes it asks for my password. I also have my iTunes library on an external hard drive though iTunes 8 had none of these problems. Another problem I have is that the screensaver no longer sees my album artwork even though iTunes still displays it. Not sure if I should try moving my iTunes library back to my boot drive.

"You Do Not Have Access Privileges For This Operation"

Just yesterday I installed iTunes 9 on Windows XP SP 3 for the first time. I've never used any version of iTunes before.
Full disclosure: iTunes is not my default media player.
So far, things seem to be going okay. I've only encountered one weirdness: After I set my iTunes preferences (Edit > Preferences) I received this error message:
"An error occurred while updating the default player for audio file types. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation."
Why is that weird? Well...
First - I +did not+ try to 'update the default player for audio file types'. (Did iTunes try to make itself the default without consulting me?)
Second - I am using an Administrator account - no doubt about my "access privileges" - and my music is stored in my account.
I have searched for this error message on the discussion boards here and also Googled the message, with disappointing results. Apparently, this message appears under several circumstances, and there seems to be no obvious fix, only educated guesses that work for some but not for others.
What could be the reason behind the error message in my case?

The only time i've seen that error is when updating the itunes library and can sometimes be caused by ESET anti virus / Smart security blocking access. Certainly can't see why you don't enough privileges to change default music player.
Message was edited by: nvidamour

Error message "Attempting to copy to the disk ".." failed. You do not have access privileges for this operation

Help please,
On trying to sync and iphone with itunes, I get the following popup message:
Attempting to copy to the disk "..' failed. You do not have enough access priveleges for this operation.
The sync is at stage 6 of 6. Syncing Genius Data to "...." (step 6 of 6)
Any ideas on how to have the sync complete?
Thanks in advance

I didn't put all of the movies into iTunes at the applestore. I fixed the problem. my external hard drive (where my movies are stored) was read only for some reason. the last time i was in the store, they must have changed it. thanks though

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cant download my itunes purchases. get error message you do not have access priviledes for this operation. never experience this before.

Tom:
I finally backed up the iPad to the laptop and deleted everything on the iPad and restored from back up. That cured the problem.
Regards,
Cenzo

Cannot sync, error message reads" not enough access privileges for this operation

When trying to sync my ipad and iphone with my PC i get this error message "Cannot be sybced. You do not have enough access privileges for this operation". I have a new PC but i have successfully synced these devices before. can anybody please help ?

Just thought I'd put out an update on my problem. It has been solved. I spoke to a tech at Apple at 1-800-275-2279. She had me try a few things that didn't help. Her last suggestion was to uninstall QuickTime and iTunes then reload. She sent me the uninstall instructions at http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n93698 which I followed. When speaking to her I told her I was afraid to do this because I saw other people on the discussion board who tried this and lost all of their music. She assured me that that wouldn't happen. I did the uninstall then the install. (Just a note here, I also read on the message board that someone said that to cure this problem you should do the install then open up QuickTime before opening iTunes. I did this also but don't really know if it made a difference.
Bottom line is I uninstalled QuickTime and itunes per the instructions at the site shown above. I then installed both again from www.apple.com/itunes/download. After the download I ran the install and unchecked the box to let itunes start after the install. I then opened Quicktime then closed it. I then opened iTunes and all of my music was there and I didn't get the anoying "iTunes is not set as the default player" and the error after trying to set it. The problem described in my first posting of copying CD's is also gone. So beleive it or not, EVERYTHING is working just like it should. Some of the above steps might not be required but I would follow them step by step because I know they worked for me.

What does it mean when I get a message that says you do not have enough privileges for this operation

What does it mean when I get a message that says You do not have enough access privileges for this operation

To be honest I'd be very tempted to ring Applecare and explain that prior to downloading iOS5 your iPod Touch worked perfectly however since downloading Apple's new iOS5 it's "bricked" therefore can they as a matter of decency try to help put things right warranty situation notwithstanding. Afterall it does appear to be one of Apple's products that has broken your previously working iPod Touch.

The iPhone cannot be synced. You do not have enough privileges for this operation

On a Win7 PC and iTunes I'm trying to sync my wife's phone while signed in under our Apple iTunes account. It connects, backs up but then displays the following message:
The WIndoew accout has full admin privileges and the iTunes account is valid. Ideas?
Thanks!
Larry

Thank you.
I actually figured it out a while ago.
Turns out it is not an issue with the iPhone or iTunes.
By process of elimination I deduced it could be a permissions issue with the hard drive and/or folder that holds the contents of my Music Library.
For example, if the "Sharing & Permissions" settings (found in the "Get Info" Window) are set to "Read Only" on the internal or external drive that contains your Music Library for iTunes then you can not write to the disk. Therefore, you do not have privelges to make changes to the internal or external drive and you get the error message when you try to sync with the information on that drive.
Here's the kicker and million dollar questions:
How did the "Sharing & Permissions" settings get changed on my Hard Drive without me doing it?
Why did my iPhone sync fine yesterday and suddenly today the Hard Drive is doing this?
I have to set all priveleges to all drives to "Read & Write" and that just doesn't seem very secure to me.

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The itunes library file cannot be saved. you do not have access privileges for this operation

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