{"id":46181,"date":"2023-05-15T14:08:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=46181"},"modified":"2024-03-09T09:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T04:08:48","slug":"error-0x80070522-required-privilege-not-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/error-0x80070522-required-privilege-not-held\/","title":{"rendered":"Error 0x80070522: Required privilege not held by the client when copying files"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you copy files to a non-system drive’s root folder, the error code 0x80070522 (“ERROR_PRIVILEGE_NOT_HELD”) may occur. The full error message verbatim is mentioned below:<\/p>\n

An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.\n\nError 0x80070522: A required privilege is not held by the client.<\/pre>\n
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\"0x80070522<\/p>\n
The above error may occur even though you’re logged in as administrator and the “Administrators” have Full Control permissions for the non-system root folder.<\/p>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above error occurs if the non-system drive’s root folder is assigned the “High” Mandatory Integrity level. By default, the “High” integrity level is only assigned for the OS partition’s root folder — usually C:. When a folder has “High” integrity level, only elevated processes can write to that folder.<\/p>\n
(For more information about integrity levels, see the article Mandatory Integrity Control<\/a> at Microsoft Learn.)<\/em><\/p>\n
Running the ICACLS D:\\<\/strong><\/code> command may show something like this:<\/p>\n
\"0x80070522<\/p>\n
Mandatory Label\\High Mandatory Level:(OI)(NP)(IO)(NW)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
If the secondary drive’s root folder has a “High” integrity level, it could be because the drive was once an OS partition — e.g., dual boot installation, or you connected the secondary disk from another computer.<\/p>\n
Resolution<\/h2>\n
Setting the Mandatory integrity level to “Medium” integrity for the non-system drive’s root folder fixes the issue.<\/p>\n
Open an admin Command Prompt<\/a> window.<\/p>\n
Type the following command:<\/p>\n
icacls D:\\ \/setintegritylevel M<\/pre>\n
Press Enter.<\/p>\n
You should see the message “Successfully processed 1 files; Failed processing 0 files<\/em>” as the output.<\/p>\n
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Now, running the ICACLS D:\\<\/strong><\/code> command will show that the root folder has a Medium integrity level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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We’ve also covered the icacls.exe’s \/setintegritylevel<\/code> command-line argument in these articles.<\/p>\n