{"id":397136,"date":"2024-12-11T16:30:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/access-to-path-files-denied-error\/"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:30:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:30:34","slug":"access-to-path-files-denied-error","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/access-to-path-files-denied-error\/","title":{"rendered":"access to path files denied error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;Hello,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;When I try to open workbench project files I get an error &#8220;Access to path session files is denied&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;I am unable to open projects I&#8217;ve worked on and have to start a new project each time.&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/11-12-2024-1733934377-Error 2024-12-11 182009.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;System error details&#8221;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;System.IO.IOException: Access to the path &#8216;session_files&#8217; is denied.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FuncRetries.Invoke[T1,T2,T3,T4,TResult](Func<code>5 func, T1 arg1, T2 arg2, T3 arg3, T4 arg4, Int32 numberOfRetries)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FuncRetries.Invoke[T1,T2,T3,T4](Action<\/code>4 action, T1 arg1, T2 arg2, T3 arg3, T4 arg4, Int32 numberOfRetries)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FuncRetries.Invoke[T1,T2,T3](Action<code>3 action, T1 arg1, T2 arg2, T3 arg3, Int32 numberOfRetries)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FuncRetries.Invoke[T1,T2](Action<\/code>2 action, T1 arg1, T2 arg2, Int32 numberOfRetries)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FuncRetries.Invoke[T1](Action<code>1 action, T1 arg1, Int32 numberOfRetries)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FuncRetries.Invoke(Action action, Int32 numberOfRetries)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FileSystem.RemoveDirectoryRecursive(DirectoryInfo directory, List<\/code>1&amp; failedFiles)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FileSystem.RemoveDirectoryRecursive(DirectoryInfo directory, List`1&amp; failedFiles)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Utilities.FileSystem.RemoveDirectoryRecursive(String directoryPath)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Persistence.Commands.OpenCommand.Execute(IFullContext context)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.CommandWorkUnit.executeInContext(CommandContext subContext, IExecutionEngineCallback tracer)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.BaseWorkUnit.doExecute(IExecutionEngineCallback executionEngine, CommandContext subContext)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Commands.Concurrency.BaseWorkUnit.Execute(IExecutionEngineCallback executionEngine, Boolean dontCatchExceptions)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&#8212; Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandFailedException: Access to the path &#8216;session_files&#8217; is denied.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;CommandName: Open(FilePath=GetAbsoluteUserPathName(&#8220;CPUT\/Masters (MEng)\/Thesis &#8211; Dissertation\/Simulations\/Circular Sump PS Model v1.wbpj&#8221;))&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandAsyncResult.RethrowFailureException(Exception e)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Commands.CommandAsyncResult.Wait(Int32 milliSecondsTimeout, Boolean exitContext)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.Core.Persistence.Commands.OpenCommand.InvokeAndWait(IProtectedContext context, IProgressMonitor progressMonitor, String FilePath)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.UI.Standard.ProjectOperationUtility.ProjectOpen(String filePath, Boolean relaunch)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.UI.Standard.AbstractOpenProjectOperation.Invoke(IUserInteractor context)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.UI.GuiOperationContext.Invoke(GuiOperationMetaData operationData)&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#8221;MsoNormal&#8221;&gt;&lt;span style=&#8221;mso-spacerun: yes;&#8221;&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;\/span&gt;at Ansys.UI.UIManager.InvokeOperationCore(String pseudoname, OperationDelegate callback, Boolean allowOSMessages, Boolean coreTransaction, Boolean deferredRefreshOnly)&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-397136","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-error","topic-tag-ansys-fluent","topic-tag-ansys-workbench"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_forum_id":["27796"],"_bbp_topic_id":["397136"],"_bbp_subscription":["114386","431745"],"_bbp_author_ip":["165.73.242.2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["397166"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["397166"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-12-11 19:33:02"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_engagement":["114386","431745"],"_btv_view_count":["4392"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"]},"test":"87ec6460e77ee518a3a0f5c950d7fd1526e31e35"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/397136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/397136\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}