Error in uTorrent "Access denied write to disk": causes, solutions

Pirate activity on trackers, though punishable by law, but does not cease to exist. Hundreds of torrent trackers daily allow users to download movies, serials, music, programs and so on.

Torrent is one of the first programs that is downloaded to personal computers after installing a "clean" operating system. Plus the application is that it works in the background, the resume of files occurs while the computer is turned on. You can not be afraid that the browser will crash, and all data will be lost. Thanks to the torrent it is easy to download large files in the shortest possible time.

But even this program has failures. One of the common errors uTorrent - denied access write to disk. There are several methods to cope with this problem. But first you need to understand the reasons for its occurrence.

Reasons for an error in uTorrent "Access denied write to disk"

Dimensional work of the torrent can be interrupted due to the "bugs" of the operating system. So, "Windows" can not give the program administrator rights. It is in such cases and there is an error in writing information to disks.

Another reason is the impossibility of downloading the file to a specific directory on the disk. Such cases are often encountered. The program does not track the path properly and can not write new data.

Antivirus is another program that hinders the correct operation of uTorrent. "Access denied write to disk" appears when the antivirus starts scanning files that have not yet been downloaded to disk. In such cases, you can disable the antivirus and allow the torrent to start downloading the data.

Troubleshooting: Admin rights

Sometimes the cause of the error "Access denied write to disk" in uTorrent is limited rights. To again be able to upload files to the hard drive, the user has to change the "authority" of the torrent.

To do this, start the application. In the upper menu, click on the "Properties" of the program. In the appeared window, select "Compatibility".

In the current tab, click the "Run the Troubleshooter" button. And also tick the point giving the program administrator rights. Then the user will need to save the changes and turn off the program. And the last step is checking. The torrent needs to be reopened and try to start the file download. If access is denied again (write to disk in uTorrent), you will need to add a new directory.

Troubleshooting: Adding a new directory

If the authorization of the program does not solve the problem, the user needs to change the location of the data storage. Often the error in uTorrent "Access denied write to disk" is corrected by creating a new directory.

To add a new directory, you need to open the root folder of the disk to which the new information will be downloaded. It is worth noting that the new folder should be created exactly in the root of the disk. The folder name must contain only Latin characters.

After creating the directory, you need to start the torrent and go to the "Settings" program. In the window that appears, click on "Folders" and add a new path for the location of the downloaded data. Then click on "Apply" and "OK".

Preventing the operation of the torrent: checking memory, filename and scanning with antivirus

If after executing the above methods of fixing the error, torrent still issues an error loading data, the user should pay attention to a few nuances.

• Memory. There may not be enough space on the hard disk to load new data. In such cases, you need to delete the excess information and repeat the download.
• File name. Sometimes writing to disk can not be started if there are symbols such as *, {,>, and so on in the file name. The characters must be removed and the torrent activated again.
• Antivirus. Often it is the antivirus that prevents you from downloading torrents. For a successful download, you must disable it for a while, while the download is started and the path to save the data is selected.

There are situations when none of the above ways to combat the error of loading the data did not work. The cause may be a damaged file in the program itself, and then the uninstallation of the torrent will help to cope with the problem. The user will need to go to the official torrent site, download the program file and install it. The "new" torrent will work without errors.