# Unable to initialize native-platform. Failure: net.rubygrapefruit.platform.NativeException: Failed to initialise native integration.

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**Created:** [February 25, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/unable-to-initialize-native-platform-failure-net-rubygrapefruit-platform-nativeexception-failed-to-initialise-native-integration/2391 "2015-02-25T22:29:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scott\_Steimle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@Scott\_Steimle](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Scott_Steimle)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/unable-to-initialize-native-platform-failure-net-rubygrapefruit-platform-nativeexception-failed-to-initialise-native-integration/2391/10 "2015-03-04T18:54:00Z")

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I moved my gradle-2.3 folder to a directory with relaxed file system restrictions and it works now. I don’t know what specifically about the Windows 7 access control interfered, but at least I can work around it.

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