# Could not make temporary scratch layer permanent

**URL:** <https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102>\
**Category:** QGIS\
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102 "2018-11-26T19:46:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JialingJia](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/jialingjia/32/37_2.png) [@JialingJia](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/JialingJia)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 7:46pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102/1 "2018-11-26T19:46:36Z")

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Hi, I want to know why it failed when I make the isochrones layer permanent in QGIS.

 ![%E5%BE%AE%E4%BF%A1%E6%88%AA%E5%9B%BE_20181126144606](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/uploads/default/original/1X/2573eef9d5cb0458612888a9e92caaf03ebfb1e6.png)

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**Author:** ![timothy](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/timothy/32/11_2.png) [@timothy](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/timothy)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 6:57am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102/2 "2018-11-27T06:57:30Z")

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@JialingJia this looks like an issue with your local setup. Are other plugins working?

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**Author:** ![nils](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/nils/32/6_2.png) [@nils](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/nils)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:01am UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102/3 "2018-11-27T07:01:48Z")

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It works, if you specify a location you actually have write access to. Not a problem with the plugin…

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**Author:** ![JialingJia](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/jialingjia/32/37_2.png) [@JialingJia](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/JialingJia)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102/4 "2018-11-27T15:47:21Z")

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Thanks, I figure this out. I don’t specify the location.🤣

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**Author:** ![JialingJia](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/user_avatar/ask.openrouteservice.org/jialingjia/32/37_2.png) [@JialingJia](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/u/JialingJia)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://ask.openrouteservice.org/t/could-not-make-temporary-scratch-layer-permanent/102/5 "2018-11-27T15:47:58Z")

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Thanks! Got it:grin: