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Unable to save system files

Robert OwenFeb 28 2025

Hi everyone! I feel like this is probably a silly issue, and likely one that has been discussed and fixed somewhere, but I can't seem to find the solution in any other posts or sources.

I am setting up Oracle SQL Developer on a new laptop. I was able to successfully import the connections from my previous laptop, but I like to keep my connections organized in a folder structure within Oracle SQL Developer. Unfortunately, when I close SQL Developer, I get an error message that says “Unable to save system files. Do you want to exit anyway?” with the specific message of Could not save file C:\Users\raowe\AppData\Roaming\SQL Developer\system24.3.0.284.2209\o.sqldeveloper.24.2.0.284.2209\System.sys. Do you want to exit anyway?"

The new laptop is running Windows 11 Home edition, version 24H2, OS Build 26100.3194.

And the Oracle SQL Developer I am using is Version 24.3.0.284, Build 284.2209.

I wondered if maybe the folder from the path shown in the image above needed to have the permissions updated to allow SQL Developer to read and write, but when I look at the folder Security, I see that all users on the computer have every permission set to “Allow” for the folder.

Any thoughts or insights on this?

This post has been answered by Robert Owen on Mar 17 2025
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