"You don't have permission to save in this location." Cannot save any files anywhere. All permissions open, all other browsers save OK in same place. Why?

I cannot save any files anywhere. I always get the message "You don't have permission to save in this location. Contact the administrator to obtain permission. Would you like to save in the {} folder instead?"
I have created a clean profile in Profile Manager, and used the Reset Firefox tool. The only way I can save files is to use another browser. IE and Chrome have no problems saving files to the exact same folders.
This seemed to have started with the last update on 10/5/2013.

Maybe something changed in the program shortcut you use to start Firefox. Can you check right-click > Properties > Compatbility tab and make sure nothing is selected there?
''I've never tried this myself, but the forum has a standard set of steps for a "clean reinstall" of Firefox to replace damaged program files. During this process, you are not removing personal settings, but you are removing some shared add-on folders, which would affect Windows Media Player and perhaps other plugins/extensions installed that way.''
Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a ''Clean reinstall''. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:
'''Note:''' You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.
#Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
#After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
#Delete (or if you're nervous, move or rename) the Firefox program folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
#*'''Windows:'''
#**C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox (32-bit)
#**C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox (64-bit)
#*'''Mac:''' Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
#*'''Linux:''' If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see [[Installing Firefox on Linux]]. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the [http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop Firefox download page], simply remove the folder ''firefox'' in your home directory.
#Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
##Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
##Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.
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Maybe the server is down for maintenance or updating.<br />
Can you post a link?

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Cnet3383

Jim,
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You don't have permission to access / on this server.403 forbidden

ou don't have permission to access / on this server.403 forbidden

Jim,
Thank you very much for responding on my question. My website is working fine. It only has problem with the segment of network within server 2012. And also, I found out that as soon as I stop the DNS server then i can access my website
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(Same as parent folder) Start of Authority (SOA) (204),serv.xxx.com,hostmaster.xxx.com Static
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You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Hello.
I was looking all around internet (seems like that..) and can't find right decision yet.
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I try this:
Activate All User Accounts
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403 forbidden: You don't have permission to access / on this server.

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Is there a reason for this?
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Hola porque no puedo ungresar a la pagina del ministerio me sale esto, Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server, necesito ayuda..

Necesito solucionar el problema ya que debo ingresar calificaciones en mozilla y me sale ese error.

¿Que ministerio? ¿Puedes compartir con nosotros la dirección a la que accedes que te está mostrando ese mensaje?

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jsd2 wrote:
Try creating a new admin user account, logging into it, and then creating some new items on the Desktop and elsewhere. Does the same thing happen there?
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It does not ask for the Admin password.
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Repeat
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Another viewer besides myself commented above that they repeated the process and it worked for them, so it's not exclusive to my setup.
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I searched again with EasyFind, sorted by Modified and found eight files had been changed at the exact time I quit TextEdit. One of those is the culprit. I deleted them all.
No, I don't work for EasyFind, nor do I know the people, nor do I receive compensation of any type from them. I like it and recommend it because it just plain works and I like to share good info like that with the Mac community, (BTW, it's free)
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RM

"You don't have permission to save in this location"

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Hi,
You may try the following suggestions one by one to check the issue.
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