Although pirated activity on trackers is punishable by law, it does not cease to exist. Hundreds of torrent trackers daily allow users to download movies, TV shows, music, programs and so on.
Torrent is one of the first programs that downloads to personal computers after installing a “clean” operating system. The advantage of the application is that it works in the background, the download of files occurs while the computer is turned on. You can not be afraid that the browser will freeze and all data will be lost. Thanks to the torrent, large files are easily downloaded in the shortest possible time.
But even this program has crashes. One of the common uTorrent errors is that write to disk access is denied. There are several methods to deal with this problem. But first you need to deal with the causes of its occurrence.
Causes of error in uTorrent "Write to disk access denied"
The measured work of a torrent may be interrupted due to “bugs” of the operating system. So, Windows may not give the program administrator rights. It is in such cases that an error occurs in writing information to disks.
Another reason is the inability to download the file to a specific directory on the disk. Such cases are common. The program does not properly track the path and cannot write new data.
Antivirus is another program that interferes with the correct operation of uTorrent. “Write to disk access denied” appears when the antivirus starts scanning files that have not yet been loaded onto the disk. In such cases, you can disable the antivirus and let the torrent start downloading data.
Resolving the error: administrator rights
Sometimes the reason for the error “Denied write to disk access” in uTorrent is limited rights. To be able to upload files to the hard drive again, the user will have to change the “permissions” of the torrent.
To do this, run the application. In the top menu, click on “Properties” of the program. In the window that appears, select “Compatibility”.
In the current tab, click on the “Run the troubleshooter” button. And also check the box that gives the program administrator rights. Then the user will need to save the changes and disable the program. And the last step is checking. You need to open the torrent again and try to start downloading the file. If access is denied again (write to disk in uTorrent), you will need to add a new directory.
Resolving the error: adding a new directory
If granting the program administrator rights did not solve the problem, the user needs to change the data storage location. Often, the error in uTorrent “Access denied write to disk” is corrected by creating a new directory.
To add a new directory, you must open the root folder of the disk on which new information will be downloaded. It is worth noting that a new folder must 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 the “Folders” item and add a new path for the location of the downloaded data. Then click on “Apply” and “OK”.
Torrent prevention: checking memory, file name and antivirus scanning
If after performing the above methods to eliminate the error, the torrent still gives a data loading error, then the user should pay attention to several nuances.
- Memory. There may not be enough space on the hard disk to load new data. In such cases, it is necessary to delete unnecessary information and repeat the download.
- File name. Sometimes writing to a disc cannot be started if the file name contains characters such as *, {,> and so on. Symbols need to be deleted and torrent activated again.
- Antivirus. Often, it is the antivirus that prevents downloading torrents. For a successful download, you must disable it for a while until the download is started and the data storage path is selected.
There are situations when none of the above methods of dealing with data loading errors work. The cause may be a damaged file in the program itself, and then uninstalling 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.