# Folder & File Permissions

*Checks that the web server folder and file permissions are set correctly for Umbraco to run.*

## How to fix this health check

This health check can be fixed by ensuring that the process running Umbraco also has write access to the listed folders and files.

### Updating the file permissions on Windows

Here's an example of how to adjust permissions for a folder. This process works the same way for files.

First we see an example of an error from the health check

![Failed health check for folder creation](https://3872888104-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgEH4FChbCn7eDDqREvdE%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-6dc15b3c5af3f035fd54a94fe2d142655bb0ae93%2Ffailed_healthcheck_folder_permissions.png?alt=media\&token=c1f02d98-456e-439f-9a66-0ca367d40543)

To fix this, we find the specified folder, from the report and choose `Properties` and the `Security` tab.

![Folder properties](https://3872888104-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgEH4FChbCn7eDDqREvdE%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-871cf4630600cf41de9d40c81c5bab7d43177c45%2Ffolder_properties.png?alt=media\&token=1779f504-239e-465a-82d8-b3fcb8b48123) ![Folder properties - Security tab](https://3872888104-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgEH4FChbCn7eDDqREvdE%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-79a3fc7122eed11009f111edb451eef42fd10dbf%2Ffolder_properties_security.png?alt=media\&token=cfcb2270-22cd-4022-8510-5e7053e5fd99)

From here you can edit the permissions for a specific user or user group.

{% hint style="info" %}
For security reasons we recommend only giving write access to the required users or groups.
{% endhint %}