Data folder permission check blocks Windows startup
The data folder permission check blocks startup on Windows, because it rejects inherited permissions and the setup instructions are wrong for the OS.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
6 public reports · first reported 14 July 2026 · last reported 20 July 2026
What's going wrong
After a new Windows release added a strict data folder permission check, some users found the server would not start.
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