# Error importing data- Moving Picture Tutorial
**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180
**Category:** Technical Support
**Created:** [January 22, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180 "2021-01-22T14:18:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Meenu](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Meenu)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180/1 "2021-01-22T14:18:08Z")
I am new to QIIME and I have installed QIIME2 using WSL. I have tried every possible way to import the files in QIIME and continue to get this error(please see below) while doing "Moving Picture Tutorial". Can someone please tell me how to resolve this issue?
$ qiime tools import \
> --type EMPSingleEndSequences
> --input-path emp-single-end-sequences
> --output-path emp-single-end-sequences.qza
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/q2cli/builtin/tools.py", line 158, in import\_data
> view\_type=input\_format)
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qiime2/sdk/result.py", line 241, in import\_data
> validate\_level='max')
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qiime2/sdk/result.py", line 273, in \_from\_view
> provenance\_capture=provenance\_capture)
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qiime2/core/archive/archiver.py", line 316, in from\_data
> Format.write(rec, type, format, data\_initializer, provenance\_capture)
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qiime2/core/archive/format/v5.py", line 21, in write
> provenance\_capture)
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qiime2/core/archive/format/v1.py", line 26, in write
> prov\_dir, [root / cls.METADATA\_FILE, archive\_record.version\_fp])
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/site-packages/qiime2/core/archive/provenance.py", line 320, in finalize
> self.path.rename(final\_path)
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/pathlib.py", line 1309, in rename
> self.\_accessor.rename(self, target)
> File "/home/meenu/anaconda3/envs/qiime2-2020.11/lib/python3.6/pathlib.py", line 393, in wrapped
> return strfunc(str(pathobjA), str(pathobjB), \*args)
> PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/tmp/qiime2-provenance-syyx2l0b' -\> '/tmp/qiime2-archive-4goljwjr/6cb3be50-ae0f-4d7a-a5c2-505b26655221/provenance'
An unexpected error has occurred:
[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/tmp/qiime2-provenance-syyx2l0b' -\> '/tmp/qiime2-archive-4goljwjr/6cb3be50-ae0f-4d7a-a5c2-505b26655221/provenance'
See above for debug info.
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### Author:  [@ChrisKeefe](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/ChrisKeefe)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180/2 "2021-01-22T22:39:09Z")
Welcome to the forum, @Meenu!
I don't have any direct experience with WSL, but other users [have solved similar issues](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/plugin-error-from-diversity-running-core-metrics-in-wsl/7538) by running as Admin. Do you have the permissions you need to try that on your system?
Let us know how it goes!
Best,
Chris 🐘
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### Author:  [@Meenu](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/Meenu)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180/3 "2021-01-23T07:20:29Z")
I tried running as an administrator, but I was getting the same error (as mentioned above) while importing the files. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@andrewsanchez](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/andrewsanchez)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2021, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180/4 "2021-01-26T20:55:47Z")
@Meenu , how did you go about "running as an administrator?" I just want to make sure we're on the same page about what the means. This topic is slightly complicated and will rely on the specifics of your machine. I would suggest Googling "wsl permission denied," to begin investigating what the issue is in your particular situation. I think it's safe to say at this point that this isn't due to a QIIME 2 bug, per se, rather the quirks of WSL. The reason I mention that is to say that there's not much we can do until we know more about why you're running into the error.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/error-importing-data-moving-picture-tutorial/18180/6 "2021-02-27T07:41:20Z")
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