Why do I receive an error, "Unable to write to the selected folder" when installing MATLAB?

When I try to run the MathWorks Product Installer, I eventually run into an error reading, "Unable to write to the selected folder." How do I resolve this?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

On Windows, this error may occur due to the following reasons:

• The MathWorks Product Installer is attempting to write to a folder that the user running it does not have permission to write to.
• If the MathWorks Product Installer is not running with full administrative privileges. Attempting to select any folder will result in this error.

On Linux: 

This occurs when running the installer without sudo and trying to install in a sudo-required folder (such as the default location, /usr/local/MATLAB/R20XXy).

To get around, either run the installer with sudo or select a different location which doesn't require sudo. For more information on how to install MATLAB on Linux, follow the documentation below:

Download and Install MATLAB

https://www.mathworks.com/help/install/ug/install-products-with-internet-connection.html