Insufficient Permissions in Opera GX: 5 Ways to Fix it

Your antivirus settings might be causing this problem

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Updated onJune 12, 2024

updated onJune 12, 2024

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Many reported insufficient permissions messages in Opera GX and this error will prevent you from downloading certain files, so it’s important to know how to fix it properly.

Why am I getting failed insufficient permissions?

Your antivirus or browser security settings are the common culprit of this problem.

How do I fix Opera GX insufficient permissions error?

Before we do, check your antivirus for features such as Safe Files since they can prevent file download. Alternatively, temporarily disable your antivirus and check if that helps.

1. Use incognito mode

2. Disable extensions

3. Check app permission

4. Adjust site settings

5. Disable Firewall

We hope that the above solutions helped you fix the Opera download insufficient permissions error. This isn’t the only download error, many reportedDownload failed, virus detected messages in Opera, but we have an entire guide dedicated to it.

Some users also reported thatOpera installer is stuck while downloading, but we have a whole article dedicated to it.

Let us know in the comments, which of the above solutions helped you resolve the error or if you applied a different trick to get rid of the error.

Insufficient Permissions in Opera GX: 5 Ways to Fix it#

How do I fix Opera GX insufficient permissions error?#

1. Use incognito mode#

2. Disable extensions#

3. Check app permission#

4. Adjust site settings#

5. Disable Firewall#