needd premision for one drive

Question

my one drive loked me out - i can not coy files to one drive

Answer 1

Hello,

Are you signed in with an administrator account on your PC?

Open File Explorer, go to your OneDrive folder, right click it, select Properties, then open the Security tab and select Advanced. At the top, check the Owner. If it is not your account, select Change, enter your Windows account name, then apply. After that, enable “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” and apply again. This updates ownership across all files so you gain full control. Restart your PC, then try copying files into OneDrive again.

Answer 2

The message in the screenshot is a Windows permission prompt, but OneDrive can also block copying or syncing if it does not have permission to access the file or folder.

Check both Windows file permissions and OneDrive access:

1. In File Explorer, right‑click the file that will not copy or sync and select Properties.
2. Go to the Security tab.
3. In Groups or user names, select the current Windows user account.
4. In Permissions for that user, make sure Read and Write are both checked in the Allow column.
5. If they are not, select Edit and grant Read and Write permission, then select OK.
6. Try copying the file into the OneDrive folder again and let OneDrive sync.

If OneDrive still reports that it cannot access the file, move the file out of OneDrive and restart the sync, then move it back:

1. On the taskbar, right‑click the OneDrive cloud icon and select Close OneDrive.
2. In File Explorer, move the problem file to a location outside the OneDrive folder (for example, C:\ on This PC).
3. Start OneDrive again from Start > type OneDrive > Open.
4. Wait until OneDrive shows Up to date.
5. Copy the file from the non‑OneDrive location back into the OneDrive folder.

If the issue is that OneDrive online or a SharePoint/OneDrive for work or school library says “Permissions needed” when uploading:

1. Confirm that the account used is the correct work/school account that has permission to upload.
2. Ask the site or tenant administrator to grant at least edit permission on the library. Read‑only permission is not enough to upload.
3. If uploading special file types such as .aspx, .swf, .jar, etc., ensure the account has Add and Customize permission; typically only admins have this.

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References:

• OneDrive shows "This file can't be synced"
• Permissions needed to upload files in OneDrive for work or school