A lot of users on the uTorrent forums reported that most versions after the update 3.4.2, give a vague error when trying to download a torrent. The error says that access to disk has been denied and that the torrent can’t be downloaded. The error could occur while a torrent is in progress.
What causes uTorrent to give “access is denied (write to disk)” error?
Before we try and find a solution, we first have to determine the cause of this problem. Here are the most frequent causes. Not to worry, the following methods will allow you to find and fix the cause of this problem.
Method 1: Granting administrative privileges to uTorrent
In order for an application to work properly on windows, it must be granted administrative privileges. The same is true for uTorrent. In most cases, the “access is denied” error is caused because the uTorrent doesn’t have the required privileges. To fix this you could just run it as an administrator, but then you would have to run it as administrator every time you start it. To permanently run it as an administrator, before continuing, make sure you have set up your account as an administrator.
Method 2: Unchecking the read-only property of the download folder
If the first method didn’t work for you, then the error might be caused due to the fact that the folder in which you are downloading your torrent has its Read-only property checked. You will have to create a new folder and un-tick its Read-only property to get rid of this error.
Method 3: To reset the download folder from the torrent settings
Now, this method is similar to the previous one, there is a bug in the uTorrent that doesn’t allow it to recognize the folder in which it has started downloading, the folder is there but still, it gives the write error.
Method 4: Redownload Torrent
Sometimes you might need to redownload your torrent from the site you got it from in order to rectify this issue. Torrent files can often contain corrupted or misconfigured data which can lead to this particular issue while trying to download.
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