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Box is installed on my computer so I can access it through my (Windows) file app, but everything is view-only and makes me save a copy when I make edits.

  • May 23, 2025
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Whenever I open a document from my Box account through the files app, it opens it is a view only file, but then, even when I enable editing, after I've made changes and try to save the document, it tries to make me save a new file with a different file name (all the spaces have been turned to % signs and stuff like that).

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Hi there, 

Welcome to Box Community and glad to assist! 

I noticed that you have a mix of shared and owned files/folders in your Box account. Perhaps you might be working on a shared file? If that's the case, please verify your current permission in the affected file. 

Thanks for posting!