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lance kaufman
Courses Plus Student 124 PointsSublime Text
Get message when trying to save Permission denied
5 Answers

austenpayan
10,218 PointsIf you are on a mac, find the file in finder and right click and then select get info and then change permissions at the bottom. from "read only" to read & write.
should be something along those lines as well if you are on a pc.
Pablo Litardo
6,241 PointsAwkward seems to be happening to a number of people, mines seems to working fine, you can try downloading Sublime Text 3 Beta here: http://www.sublimetext.com/3 I've been using it and is working great !

Tyson Rosage
1,896 PointsIf you're using a Mac you can modify the permissions on a file by going to the file in the Finder, right clicking (command + click) on that file and choosing Get Info. In the dialog that appears you will see at the bottom a section where you can modify Sharing & Permissions. There will be a small table of users and the permission settings in the adjacent cell. Find the user account you're using and make sure the permissions that are set to "Read & Write".
Permissions can also be set at the directory (folder) level too so it's possible that you might have to modify the permissions of the folder which that file is in. You will want to look for this only if you're finding that you're unable to save any of the files in a directory.

lance kaufman
Courses Plus Student 124 PointsAccording to a message just received Subline indicates the download is free but to continue I need to buy it for $70. Is that correct? No mention in the corse video about buying the program.

Tyson Rosage
1,896 PointsThat's is correct. Sublime is not free software but it's not the only tool you can use write code. There are plenty of free alternatives but it's the tool we recommend because other than being a fantastic editor, it can work for all our students regardless of whether they use Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
Pablo Litardo
6,241 PointsYeah, it wont stop you from using it , but a license is required, if you want something completely free, you can download something like Adobe Edge code, but overall sublime is the simplest editor to use.