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Impossible to save LaTeX file in Texmaker on Windows

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Yesterday, I downloaded the latest version of MiKTeX and Texmaker and started using XeLaTeX. Today, I am no longer able to compile or save any .tex file. When I try to do so, a message pops up: The file could not be saved. Please check if you have write permission. Do you have any idea of how I could fix this problem?
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2 With TeXmaker 4.0.1, save it as .tex extension otherwise it will pop up error. It is not saved as
.tex automatically starting from new version as latex file can have any extensions .cls .dtx etc.. texenthusiast Mar 30 at 22:30 .sty

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Which windows? Did you install as a admin and work now as a non-admin (and the tex-file is in a system folder)? knut Mar 30 at 22:38

2 Ok, I saved the file as .tex and now it works fine! ben Mar 30 at 22:50 2 Not too localized at all this is easily reproducible and will likely annoy many users; yet the author
of Texmaker is unwilling to change it. (Voted to reopen.) doncherry Apr 11 at 5:38 @ben I added the error message Im getting, assuming youre getting the same one? This way, people Googling that message will hopefully find this question. doncherry Apr 11 at 16:27

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Starting from TeXmaker 4.0 built on Qt5 , with TeXmaker 4.0.1, save it as .tex extension otherwise it will pop up error due to Qt5 file dialog box . It is not saved as .tex automatically starting from new version(4.0) as latex file can have many extensions like .cls .sty .dtx etc.. Update: "It's not a bug, but the default behavior of the Qt5 file dialog" as mentioned by Author in Issue Tracker. Unfortunately this behaviour is missing at changelog.
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They could certainly use a better error message, "write permission" is totally misleading. Jun 29 at 6:23

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