LR 3.3 "unable to prepare the selected file" for plugin

OK - using LR 3.3 and trying to edit an image in an external plugin and getting this error message:
Lightroom was unable to prepare the selected file at [file name] for editing.
It will not be opened.
1) Image can still be adjusted and printed in Lightroom
2) FIle name and path are correct
Possible source of problem:
3) Last week I renamed the volume and had to go through all my directories and find missing files. I did that.
4) I've also optimized the catalog hoping it would restore things, but nope.
5) I can edit other files found on this volume (an internal hard drive) and same top-level directory with this plugin.
H*E*L*P

Resolved. File permissions had somehow been set to read-only. Now if only I could figure out why that happened...

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