# File class and owner

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/file-class-and-owner/6381>\
**Category:** MacOSX and iOS\
**Created:** [February 7, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/file-class-and-owner/6381 "2011-02-07T13:40:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![ckk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@ckk](https://forum.juce.com/u/ckk)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/file-class-and-owner/6381/1 "2011-02-07T13:40:53Z")

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Hi all,

I use a file to store presets for a plugin. The file is stored in /Users/Shared… to be available for all users. Nonetheless I have the problem that as soon as the file is accessed from the plugin (using XmlElement::writeToFile and a File object) the owner is set to wheel which restricts access to other users. This result is that only one user is able to use the presets.

Is this a problem with the preset file’s path (/Users/Shared), the writeToFile function or some general misconcept I use?

Chris