Data Folder Access Denied

[PsychoJunker]

Ok I've been working on my new elder armor quest line all night and when I try to save it nothing happens. Basically when i try and exit it says save changes to plugin file? then i click yes but then it doesn't do anything then i quit exit again and it asks it again. So then i go to my appdata/local/programfiles/bethesdasoftworks/oblivion/data folder but then it says Access is Denied and im usinv vista home premium. I've tried everything disabling UAC , giving my account control over that file but it wont work its pretty much just that folder i cant open. Also i cant play oblivion now because of it, it will say my oblivion data is corrupt and i need to reinstall. Even though this has happened before but it was never Access Is Denied i could just recreate it and start playing again. But now OBMM crashes on startup Oblivion wont load and my TES construction set wont save and i dont want to delete my work any suggestions?

[David Brasher]

I too am a Vista sufferer. What I had to do was change my directory structure. My mods now reside in:

 

C/Games/Oblivion/Data

 

The game itself is in:

 

C/Games/Oblivion

 

You must get your files out of programfiles. The security there is way too tight and Vista won't allow you to do anything. Your problem turned out worse than mine did. I am not sure what all you will have to reinstall to fix it, but changing your directory structure is very important.

[dezdimona]

Vista Problems

 

You MUST be signed on as an Administrator to do any of this.

 

If you have downloaded and installed a mod, and the mod is appearing in your Data Files List, but not in your game And you are running Vista, you have run into a security feature of Vista called User Account Control. Or more simply, UAC.

 

Quoted from the Oblivion Mods FAQ WIKI

 

Alternate Install Directory

If you install your Elder Scrolls game into any directory OTHER than the default, none of these problems occur. Thus, you can bypass the Vista security issues by installing the game onto another hard drive or into a new directory that is not located within the "Program Files" root directory (such as "C:\Games").

 

Run as Admin

Another way to fix it is to right-click the ".exe" file and click properties, then check "Run as administrator". Then click OK. Do this for both the "oblivion.exe" and TESConstructionSet.exe", and any programs you are using that copies files to protected directories (such as WinRAR, 7z, or WinZip).

 

Disable UAC

Windows Vista users who are fairly confident in the security of their computers might also consider disabling UAC altogether. This will allow all programs writing privileges to the Program Files directory. Although this obviously creates a state of decreased security for your PC, it is a very helpful one-size-fits-all solution to a number of compatibility issues with the Vista OS.

 

Look here for instructions on how to turn UAC off. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vis...-windows-vista/

 

Of these, solution #1 is STRONGLY PREFERRED. Solutions 2 and 3 (running as admin and disabling UAC) remove important safety features of the OS. In contrast, installing Oblivion elsewhere resolves the problems with Oblivion without reducing your overall security.

Wiki entry on installing Oblivion in Vista: http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Windows_Vista

 

Note* that unless you opt to reinstall the game in a different location (option 1) when you start trying to make your own mods using the construction set, you will run into these problems again.

 

th note* may be your answer