# Transmission: Permission Denied to Downloads directory

DevFeed: [Transmission: Permission Denied to Downloads directory](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/transmission-permission-denied-to-downloads-directory-27737.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2025/12/transmission-permission-denied-to-downloads-directory/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2025-12-26T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>)

Tags: [apparmor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apparmor.md>), [complain-mode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/complain-mode.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [downloads-directory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/downloads-directory.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [localized-folders](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/localized-folders.md>), [permission](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permission.md>), [permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permissions.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [syslog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/syslog.md>), [transmission](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transmission.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [xdg-user-dirs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xdg-user-dirs.md>)

## AI overview

A Transmission AppArmor profile on Ubuntu may deny access to localized Downloads directories because it expects English directory names. The article explains how to update the profile with localized paths and restart AppArmor to restore downloads.

## Source excerpt

Transmission on Ubuntu may be denied access to localized Downloads directories due to AppArmor profiles expecting English folder names. Here's how to fix it.