Smapi is not installing

[Likelipe]

So I tried installing Smapi today but I can't get it to work, I keep getting this error

The installer failed with an unexpected exception.
If you need help fixing this error, see https://smapi.io/help

System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\ModifiableWindowsApps\Stardew Valley\smapi-internal' is denied.
at System.IO.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(String , Byte[] )
at StardewModdingApi.Installer.InteractiveInstaller.RecursiveCopy(FileSystemInfo source, DirectoryInfo targetFolder, Func`2 filter) in E:\source\_Stardew\SMAPI\src\SMAPI.Installer\InteractiveInstaller.cs:line 612
at StardewModdingApi.Installer.InteractiveInstaller.RecursiveCopy(FileSystemInfo source, DirectoryInfo targetFolder, Func`2 filter) in E:\source\_Stardew\SMAPI\src\SMAPI.Installer\InteractiveInstaller.cs:line 623
at StardewModdingApi.Installer.InteractiveInstaller.Run(String[] args) in E:\source\_Stardew\SMAPI\src\SMAPI.Installer\InteractiveInstaller.cs:line 380
at StardewModdingApi.Installer.Program.Main(String[] args) in E:\source\_Stardew\SMAPI\src\SMAPI.Installer\Program.cs:line 55

 

[MysticTempest]

Yea, it looks like a permission error.

I found this reddit thread with a potential fix by the user; 'hexusreaper'.

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