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This bug was originally marked as duplicate of bug 222721, that is already resolved. This bug is still valid, so this seems to be another bug, but it might be related. Build: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 201411181905) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, 25.25-b02, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.8.0_25-b17 OS: Linux User Comments: Sam_Ebenezer: I started the project in a linux machine and then opened it on a windows machine, I got an error declaring the project is read-only. I copied the contents of the project and started a new one. But after I brought it over and resumed the project on my linux machine again, it still says reade-only. Maybe I tweaked a setting somewhere? Stacktrace: java.io.IOException: Project folder is not writeable. at org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectManager.saveProject(ProjectManager.java:699) at org.netbeans.modules.web.project.ui.customizer.WebProjectProperties$7.run(WebProjectProperties.java:949) at org.openide.util.Mutex.postRequest(Mutex.java:1271) at org.openide.util.Mutex.postWriteRequest(Mutex.java:592) at org.netbeans.modules.web.project.ui.customizer.WebProjectProperties.setServerInstance(WebProjectProperties.java:938) at org.netbeans.modules.web.project.WebProject$ProjectOpenedHookImpl.projectOpened(WebProject.java:1006)
Created attachment 152139 [details] stacktrace
similar as in issue #222721: "On the general level of project support, I don't see what we can do. Project wants to save something to metadata, while the project folder is read-only. Not possible to differentiate from other IOExceptions easily either." please evaluate ...
Fixed in web-main 3ccda511898b.
Integrated into 'main-silver', will be available in build *201507080001* on http://bits.netbeans.org/dev/nightly/ (upload may still be in progress) Changeset: http://hg.netbeans.org/main-silver/rev/3ccda511898b User: Petr Hejl <phejl@netbeans.org> Log: #250610 - java.io.IOException: Project folder is not writeable.