Make Sure You Can Write To Current — Directory Autocad 2013 [updated]

"Make Sure You Can Write To Current Directory" in AutoCAD 2013

Context:

AutoCAD 2013 is a legacy application. When installed on modern Windows versions, the operating system treats the installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013\ ) as a protected system area. Standard users—or even administrators with UAC active—are prevented from writing data to this location to prevent malicious software from modifying system executables. Make Sure You Can Write To Current Directory Autocad 2013

• Use File → Open / Save As to browse to Documents or a project folder before running scripts that write files.

Now go ahead: save your work, recover your autosave files, and never see that dreaded message again. "Make Sure You Can Write To Current Directory"

The most common cause is that your user account lacks explicit write permissions for the target folder. Use File → Open / Save As to

• Autosave interval: 10 minutes (Options → Open and Save).
• Automatic Save File Location: a folder inside user profile (e.g., C:\Users<user>\Documents\AutoCAD_Autosave).
• Drawing Save Location: project folder with user write permissions.
• Ensure user has Modify permission on these folders.

Pro Tip:

Apply these same steps to C:\Users\[YourName]\AppData\Local\Temp because AutoCAD 2013 writes temporary files there too.

Run as Administrator

: Right-click the AutoCAD icon or the specific tool you are using and select "Run as administrator" . This often bypasses basic folder restrictions.