Title: File Permissions?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# File Permissions?

 *  Resolved [btwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btwebster/)
 * (@btwebster)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/)
 * I have a local install of WordPress and run it with XAMPP. I do this so that 
   I can make major changes to my website offline. But when I try modifying the 
   style sheet I get a message saying that I must make the file writable before 
   saving the changes. The message provides this link to the codex: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions)
   
   I find the entry confusing and useless to help me solve this problem. I can make
   changes to the style sheet directly using my text editor, why can’t I save changes
   through wordpress? More importantly, how and where do I change the file permissions
   for wordpress?

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 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/#post-1181747)
 * Some `FTP` clients can edit file permissions (“CHMOD”), otherwise the file manager
   of your control panel.
 *  [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * (@t31os_)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/#post-1181750)
 * If you’re on windows, select the files in theme’s folder, right-click (goto properties),
   see if read-only is checked, if it is, uncheck it and apply the changes..
 * CHMOD isn’t available under windows explorer, but the above should do pretty 
   much the same (i think – i don’t have this issue with my local install).
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/#post-1181760)
 * “Local” of course, I should have read better!
 *  Thread Starter [btwebster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/btwebster/)
 * (@btwebster)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/#post-1181813)
 * Thanks t31os_
 * I’m actually on Mac but I used Finder > Get Info to change the file to read &
   write for Me, staff, & everyone. It worked. I figured read & write for the administrator
   would be enough. Guess not. Thanks for the quick responses. As usual, it was 
   easier than I thought at first.
 *  [Mark / t31os](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t31os_/)
 * (@t31os_)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/#post-1181835)
 * I’ve never used Macs, but i’d have assumed the procedure was just as simple.
 * Glad you got it sorted… 😉

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## Tags

 * [Changing File Permissions](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/changing-file-permissions/)
 * [Mac OSX](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mac-osx/)
 * [xampp](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/xampp/)

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/file-permissions-9/#post-1181835)
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