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Error: 'Invalid permissions for data directory.'

How to resolve this error that there's been a desktop connection error when trying to connect AutoEntry to Sage 50 Accounts.

Written by Oliver Cook

When you try to integrate AutoEntry with Sage 50 Accounts (UKI), you may see the following error.

Connection to the company could not be established. Desktop Connection Error: The following error occurred connecting to your Accounts Package: Invalid permissions for data directory.

Error stating 'Connection to the company could not be established. Desktop Connection Error: The following error occurred connecting to your Accounts Package: Invalid permissions for data directory.'

This error means that the service does not have full read/write access to the company file specifed while integrating.

To resolve this, follow the steps in our Configure Permissions for Shared Folders article.

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