# Cannot create file

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/cannot-create-file/437>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 18, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/cannot-create-file/437 "2020-11-18T13:19:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![lrLR2806](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9d8465/32.png) [@lrLR2806](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/lrLR2806)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/cannot-create-file/437/1 "2020-11-18T13:19:37Z")

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Hello everybody,

Everytime I try to create a graph with Graphviz with a dot file, I get an error message. When clicking on run, the first thing to appear are the settings. I can’t find anything relatable on the internet on how to correctly configure my settings. ( ![Unbenannt](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/original/1X/4c53606c71e794ffd7bf41643801bdbe8983d2ca.png)  
When clicking on ok, an error that says: cannot create file C:\Program Files (x86)\Graphviz 2.21\bin\_\_temp.dot.  
I’d be really grateful if someone could help me with my issue. Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/user_avatar/forum.graphviz.org/mark/32/84_2.png) [@mark](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/mark)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/cannot-create-file/437/2 "2020-11-18T21:23:19Z")

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What program is this window, this dialog?

I suspect your user doesn’t have permission to write to \program files.