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Solved: Permission issue on Google Drive: “There was a problem. You don’t have permission for this action”

I run into this message while I was trying to change filter settings on a Google Spreadsheet which is shared with me.

There was a problem. You don’t have permission for this action

Permission problem on Google Spreadsheet
Permission problem on Google Spreadsheet

Even though I have “Edit” permission, I was unable to change some settings like filtering.

Solution

There was a “protected range” in the spreadsheet and it was only editable by the owner. After the owner gave me “Edit” permission on that protected range, the problem above has gone away.

Ned Sahin

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