"Permission denied" error when trying to create shapefile layer

Question

I'm not super familiar with QGIS as I am used to ArcGIS. But when I try to create a new shapefile layer, I keep getting an error that says:

Layer creation failed: Failed to create file vacancies.shp: Permission
denied.

Right now I am working off an OSM Standard layer and a shapefile I downloaded from the ArcGIS website. What might be wrong?

etrimaille · Answer

Are you using the button on the right with the 3 dots?
The field is a file path. If you enter only the name of your file in the field, it will try to create the layer at the root folder of your system, where you usually don't have rights to write.

user139691 · Answer

I've been trying to save the file under my desktop. Here is the screenshot. When I hit "OK", it created a new layer called "GIS" under my layers, so I guess it worked! Thank you

"Permission denied" error when trying to create shapefile layer

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