Lỗi cant open user profile directory because you lack sufficient năm 2024

I've deeplink for open my desktop application it works on Chrome but when i try with Opera, it reopens itself and says "Can't open user profile directory, because you lack sufficient privileges. You might want to contact the administrator of this machine." What should I do now ?

btw it works on Macbooks this error just for Windows.

I tried launching Opera as admin but still getting error

• directory
• permissions
• deep-linking
• opera
• profile

asked Jul 17, 2023 at 14:07

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ERROR Message. Can’t open profile Directory because you lack Sufficient privileges. You might want to contact Administrator of this machine.

2. Tried to remove Opera and reinstall it.

Error Message. An unchangeable error occurred. There seems to be a programming error in Aptdaemon, the software that allows you to install/remove software and perform other package manage ment related task.

Detail [ errno 2 ] no usable Temporary Directory is found in [ ‘/tmp’, ‘/var/tmp’, ‘usr/tmp’, ‘/root’ ]

3. Task cannot be modified or controlled.

The connection to the daemon was lost. Most likely the background daemon crashed.

Detail It seems that the daemon died.

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I've been running Opera on one of my machines for about a year without any issues.

When turning on my laptop this morning and trying to open Opera I get the following error message.

Can't open user profile directory, because you lack sufficient
privileges. You might want to contact the administrator of this
machine.

I did run a software update the night before and if I remember correctly it did NOT update Opera.

I have my home folder on a separate partition and I'm running Xubuntu 16.04 LTS.

I was surprised to see that a google search of the error message did not turn up any useful results.

Any ideas?

Then did the recent Opera security update and/ or update to latest Opera and this time the PC was idle and opera had bunch of tabs open, when the 2nd power failure happened.

Solution pathways: ??

• Is there a within Opera fix for this? OR Does it have to be a Windows level fix?
• Would downloading a full Setup of latest Opera and installing on top (maybe as Admin) work to fix this issue?
• Should I do something like a "Take Ownership" on certain folders/ folder tree via Windows Explorer or similar?

Please let me know how to ENSURE I get access to this without losing my profile info. Thanks.

Additional info:

Since, this showed up I figured I should do a typical system check that I do using which includes DISM & SFC command via an easy to run Menu system.

DISM ran fine, but SFC stopped at 23% and created at report (most of its lots of Hex/ Binary style info that doesnt share any file/ folder names of issue).

Now, for those saying SFC is not significant, let me repeat - All said checks, that I've used many times have worked fine before.

So, I believe this Opera & SFC both facing permissions issues is kind of connected.

The only other addition was installation of Windows 8.1 Security Rollup before these 2 power failures.

SFC - System File Checker stuck at 23 24% - Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation

Permissions Screenshots combined: PS: At first this was concerning, but then the Read Only attrib is there on the AppData folders of all Applications, so I figure that may be the norm?

Unable to Log-In - Notification says: 'Can't open user profile directory, because you lack sufficient privileges'.

What does this mean & how do I rectify ?*

• burnout426 Volunteer last edited by It seems that Opera is having trouble reading its profile directory. By default, that should be located at "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable". You should check the properties of the Opera Software folder and all of its folders and files in it to make sure things are not set to read only and that your Windows user account has access to read, write files in there. One thing I'd just try first is to rename the "Opera Stable" folder while Opera is closed. Then, start Opera up and it'll create a new profile for you. If that works, then it's something messed up with the old folder. If it still doesn't work, you can uninstall Opera and reinstall it. If that still doesn't work, I'd try looking for things outside of Opera that are causing it. You can also create a new user account on Windows to test with and see if Opera runs fine there. I don't know what version of Windows you have though.
• syrinebaccar @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426 thank you so much, i wish i had found this from the beginning.
• sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by If it happens, it means you ran Opera as administrator at some point (probably because you ran the installer as adminitrator).
• schmako last edited by Here is, what helped me:
• Close running Opera
• Rename folder with profile: "C:\users%username%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" to ".\Opera Stable old" (The "healthy" profile should be "Opera Stable 2, 3,..." depends in what phase of crash you are now - basicly it is the largest folder"
• Install latest version of Opera from offline installer
• Close again the automatic-opened failed try
• Rename folder with profile: "C:\users%username%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable" to ".\Opera Stable bad"
• Create in folder "C:\users%username%\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" new own folder ".\Opera Stable"
• Take ownership of folder "Opera Stable old" EVEN if you are owner already
• Copy everything from folder "Opera Stable old" into your new folder "Opera Stable"
• Opera should start normally.
• burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

  Looking at https://thesolving.com/server-room/how-to-reset-ntfs-permissions-with-icacls/, it looks like you could open up a command prompt (with the user you run Opera with, not the administrator) and run these commands to retake ownership of all Opera profile folders and cache folders (and their files) and reset permissions on all of them. Take ownership:

  takeown /F "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" /R /D Y takeown /F "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software" /R /D Y

  Reset permissions:

  icacls "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software" /T /Q /C /RESET icacls "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Opera Software" /T /Q /C /RESET

  (replace "yourusername" with the name of your user folder as seen in "C:\Users").
• Pokerdd last edited by Thanks a-lot, I got the solution and worked really well for me. It was a real headache, and now I am okay. Regards, Idm Kuyhaa
• tonyr1973 last edited by In my case, the nVidia nView desktop manager was causing this problem. I uninstalled it, and the problem immediately disappeared. Go figure.
• jediknight36 @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426 Super helpful, thank you.
• AnawilliamBanned @burnout426 last edited by @burnout426 I have the same problem, thanks for your help
• plinthmarvin last edited by In case anyone else runs into this problem, I was able to solve it quickly this way:
• In your Opera install folder, right-click the Profile folder.
• In the Properties window that appears, clear the "Read-only" checkbox.
• When the confirmation dialog box appears, select the checkbox that says "Apply changes to this folder only", and click OK. I don't know if it'll work for everyone—but it worked for me, and took only a few seconds. Cheers!
• rjross2013 last edited by leocg Hello to anyone having this issue still in 2023! For anyone that has tried all steps and has not found a solution without losing your profile, please try this first. The tool called Windows Repair Toolbox is designed to help with almost any fixable issue with windows. One you get the program from their official website Free you can then open it and use the account fixer under repairs. Only use this After you do an SFC check under the windows options please to avoid any corrupted files or permissions causing headaches. The program creates another account for you and compares all permissions and such to fix the old profile. Works like a charm
• SamTheDeomonFoxLord last edited by To fix the issue, all I did was use the power button to shutdown my laptop and turn it back on and the problem fixed itself