Evertime I open google drive I get the following error msg. I tried copying and pasting the dll file into system32 and sysWOW64. But the problem still persists.
5 Answers
May be a problem related to permissions (look for System Error Codes
). Try the following.
- Open the Windows Explorer.
- Paste this(
%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\
) in address bar. - Right click on folder
Temp
thenProperties
-Security
tab -Advanced
button. - Click on button
Change Permissions
. - Remove all permissions.
- Select the entry for your user name and click
Edit
.- Include inheritable permissions from this object's parent.
- Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object.
- Click
OK
.
One fix is to set GoogleDriveSync.exe (generally located in : C:\Program Files\Google\Drive) in compatibility mode :
- Right-click on the executable -> Properties -> Compatiblity -> Run this program in compatibility mode for : Windows 7 (I assume you're running Windows 8, otherwise try setting an older OS version)
For windows 8 system, follow the steps bellow:
- Open the Windows Explorer.
- Paste this(%UserProfile%\AppData\Local) in address bar.
- Right click on folder Temp then Properties - Security tab - Advanced button.
- Click in Everyone, Mark Change Permission and later click Edit
- Mark all permissions
- Press Ok (continue) in all windows questions.
The option Run as administrator
worked for me. (I'm using windows 8.1)
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This worked for me. Plus, to avoid doing this every time, right click it > Properties > Compatibility > Check
Run as administrator
– Alaa M.Feb 3, 2018 at 15:52
On Windows 10, going to %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\
and deleting the Temp
directory entirely, and then recreating it, fixed the error and allowed Google Drive to start up and sync normally.
This is a crude solution, but it worked, unlike the accepted answer, which got permission denied, even as admin. It may need to be updated for Windows 10.
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Did not work ! I am running windows 10 anniversary. Only running the software as administrator works. And this is not the only application I have with issues on opening. Dec 2, 2016 at 19:46