diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs
index 866f1a0fd..ed5f73a3e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/DiskProviderBase.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
 
         public abstract long? GetAvailableSpace(string path);
         public abstract void InheritFolderPermissions(string filename);
+        public abstract void SetEveryonePermissions(string filename);
         public abstract void SetPermissions(string path, string mask);
         public abstract void CopyPermissions(string sourcePath, string targetPath);
         public abstract long? GetTotalSize(string path);
@@ -324,42 +325,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
             return parent.FullName;
         }
 
-        public void SetPermissions(string filename, WellKnownSidType accountSid, FileSystemRights rights, AccessControlType controlType)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                var sid = new SecurityIdentifier(accountSid, null);
-
-                var directoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(filename);
-                var directorySecurity = directoryInfo.GetAccessControl(AccessControlSections.Access);
-
-                var rules = directorySecurity.GetAccessRules(true, false, typeof(SecurityIdentifier));
-
-                if (rules.OfType<FileSystemAccessRule>().Any(acl => acl.AccessControlType == controlType && (acl.FileSystemRights & rights) == rights && acl.IdentityReference.Equals(sid)))
-                {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                var accessRule = new FileSystemAccessRule(sid, rights,
-                                                          InheritanceFlags.ContainerInherit | InheritanceFlags.ObjectInherit,
-                                                          PropagationFlags.InheritOnly, controlType);
-
-                bool modified;
-                directorySecurity.ModifyAccessRule(AccessControlModification.Add, accessRule, out modified);
-
-                if (modified)
-                {
-                    directoryInfo.SetAccessControl(directorySecurity);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
-            {
-                Logger.Warn(e, "Couldn't set permission for {0}. account:{1} rights:{2} accessControlType:{3}", filename, accountSid, rights, controlType);
-                throw;
-            }
-
-        }
-
         private static void RemoveReadOnly(string path)
         {
             if (File.Exists(path))
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs
index b5df2d460..3ed95fc4c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Disk/IDiskProvider.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
     {
         long? GetAvailableSpace(string path);
         void InheritFolderPermissions(string filename);
+        void SetEveryonePermissions(string filename);
         void SetPermissions(string path, string mask);
         void CopyPermissions(string sourcePath, string targetPath);
         long? GetTotalSize(string path);
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Disk
         bool IsFileLocked(string path);
         string GetPathRoot(string path);
         string GetParentFolder(string path);
-        void SetPermissions(string filename, WellKnownSidType accountSid, FileSystemRights rights, AccessControlType controlType);
         FileAttributes GetFileAttributes(string path);
         void EmptyFolder(string path);
         string GetVolumeLabel(string path);
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/AppFolderFactory.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/AppFolderFactory.cs
index 8fb4e0bf5..e6833aca0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/AppFolderFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/EnvironmentInfo/AppFolderFactory.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.EnvironmentInfo
         {
             try
             {
-                _diskProvider.SetPermissions(_appFolderInfo.AppDataFolder, WellKnownSidType.WorldSid, FileSystemRights.Modify, AccessControlType.Allow);
+                _diskProvider.SetEveryonePermissions(_appFolderInfo.AppDataFolder);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Mono/Disk/DiskProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Mono/Disk/DiskProvider.cs
index 9a832d5d1..cf52b4884 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Mono/Disk/DiskProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Mono/Disk/DiskProvider.cs
@@ -56,20 +56,12 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Mono.Disk
 
         public override void InheritFolderPermissions(string filename)
         {
-            Ensure.That(filename, () => filename).IsValidPath();
 
-            try
-            {
-                var fs = File.GetAccessControl(filename);
-                fs.SetAccessRuleProtection(false, false);
-                File.SetAccessControl(filename, fs);
-            }
-            catch (NotImplementedException)
-            {
-            }
-            catch (PlatformNotSupportedException)
-            {
-            }
+        }
+
+        public override void SetEveryonePermissions(string filename)
+        {
+            
         }
 
         public override void SetPermissions(string path, string mask)
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Windows/Disk/DiskProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Windows/Disk/DiskProvider.cs
index f2bf301b4..8a7a45a52 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Windows/Disk/DiskProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Windows/Disk/DiskProvider.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Security.AccessControl;
+using System.Security.Principal;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Disk;
 using NzbDrone.Common.EnsureThat;
@@ -39,9 +42,50 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Windows.Disk
         {
             Ensure.That(filename, () => filename).IsValidPath();
 
-            var fs = File.GetAccessControl(filename);
+            var fileInfo = new FileInfo(filename);
+            var fs = fileInfo.GetAccessControl(AccessControlSections.Access);
             fs.SetAccessRuleProtection(false, false);
-            File.SetAccessControl(filename, fs);
+            fileInfo.SetAccessControl(fs);
+        }
+
+        public override void SetEveryonePermissions(string filename)
+        {
+            var accountSid = WellKnownSidType.WorldSid;
+            var rights = FileSystemRights.Modify;
+            var controlType = AccessControlType.Allow;
+
+            try
+            {
+                var sid = new SecurityIdentifier(accountSid, null);
+
+                var directoryInfo = new DirectoryInfo(filename);
+                var directorySecurity = directoryInfo.GetAccessControl(AccessControlSections.Access);
+
+                var rules = directorySecurity.GetAccessRules(true, false, typeof(SecurityIdentifier));
+
+                if (rules.OfType<FileSystemAccessRule>().Any(acl => acl.AccessControlType == controlType && (acl.FileSystemRights & rights) == rights && acl.IdentityReference.Equals(sid)))
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                var accessRule = new FileSystemAccessRule(sid, rights,
+                                                          InheritanceFlags.ContainerInherit | InheritanceFlags.ObjectInherit,
+                                                          PropagationFlags.InheritOnly, controlType);
+
+                bool modified;
+                directorySecurity.ModifyAccessRule(AccessControlModification.Add, accessRule, out modified);
+
+                if (modified)
+                {
+                    directoryInfo.SetAccessControl(directorySecurity);
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Logger.Warn(e, "Couldn't set permission for {0}. account:{1} rights:{2} accessControlType:{3}", filename, accountSid, rights, controlType);
+                throw;
+            }
+
         }
 
         public override void SetPermissions(string path, string mask)