I keep getting an error when trying to run the following command from the MATLAB Fundamentals class (pg 6-11 in course notes). Doesn't writetable overwrite a file if it already exists?

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writetable(standings,'EPLstandings.xlsx')
Error using writetable (line 121) Unable to save the workbook to file 'C:\EPLstandings.xlsx'. Check that write permissions are available, there is sufficient disk space, and the file can be written to or created.

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Varun Gunda
Varun Gunda on 3 Apr 2017
Try the following solution that worked for people with same issue:
After creating the two above-named folders, the MATLAB script's writetable() call now correctly creates the .xlsx file.
You have to create a folder (or two on a 64bit-windows):
(32Bit, always)
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Desktop
(64Bit)
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop
After creating the two above-named folders, the MATLAB script's writetable() call now correctly creates the .xlsx file.
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Jonatan Morisson
Jonatan Morisson on 30 Oct 2017
i dont understand, we just add a new folder to that directory? but i dont find any Desktop folder in my syswow64 or System32, should i make them? not a (64Bit) and (32 Bit, always)? i already did that but still got the same error
Unable to save the workbook to file 'C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB\bin\glcmfeatures.xlsx'. Check that write permissions
are available, there is sufficient disk space, and the file can be written to or created.
Steven Lord
Steven Lord on 30 Oct 2017
I recommend you avoid creating or modifying files inside your MATLAB installation. Create another directory, something like c:\mywork, and cd to that directory before saving your files.

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