diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/FileUtil.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/FileUtil.java
index a6f11ec684..b1d1c33c51 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/FileUtil.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/coreutils/FileUtil.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 /**
  * File and dir utilities
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
 public class FileUtil {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(FileUtil.class.getName());
+    private static String TEMP_FILE_PREFIX = "Autopsy";
 
     /**
      * Recursively delete all of the files and sub-directories in a directory.
@@ -167,4 +170,28 @@ public class FileUtil {
         //with underscores. We are only keeping \ as it could be part of the path.
         return fileName.replaceAll("[/:\"*?<>|]+", "_");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test if the current user has read and write access to the path.
+     *
+     * @param path The path to test for read and write access.
+     *
+     * @return True if we have both read and write access, false otherwise.
+     */
+    public static boolean hasReadWriteAccess(Path path) {
+        Path p = null;
+        try {
+            p = Files.createTempFile(path, TEMP_FILE_PREFIX, null);
+            return (p.toFile().canRead() && p.toFile().canWrite());
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            return false;
+        } finally {
+            if (p != null) {
+                try {
+                    p.toFile().delete();
+                } catch (Exception ignored) {
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/Bundle.properties b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/Bundle.properties
index ed1afb9be9..0d18ff4e2f 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/Bundle.properties
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/Bundle.properties
@@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ PhotoRecIngestModule.NotEnoughDiskSpace.detail.msg=PhotoRec error processing {0}
 PhotoRecIngestModule.cancelledByUser=PhotoRec cancelled by user.
 PhotoRecIngestModule.error.exitValue=PhotoRec carver returned error exit value = {0} when scanning {1}
 PhotoRecIngestModule.error.msg=Error processing {0} with PhotoRec carver.
-PhotoRecIngestModule.complete.numberOfErrors=Number of Errors while Carving\:
\ No newline at end of file
+PhotoRecIngestModule.complete.numberOfErrors=Number of Errors while Carving\:
+PhotoRecIngestModule.PermissionsNotSufficient=Insufficient permissions accessing
+PhotoRecIngestModule.PermissionsNotSufficientSeeReference=See "Shared Drive Authentication" in Autopsy help.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.java
index b923c4294a..bb8d8ed62f 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/photoreccarver/PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ final class PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
     private static final String PHOTOREC_REPORT = "report.xml"; //NON-NLS
     private static final String LOG_FILE = "run_log.txt"; //NON-NLS
     private static final String TEMP_DIR_NAME = "temp"; // NON-NLS
+    private static final String SEP = System.getProperty("line.separator");
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.class.getName());
     private static final HashMap<Long, IngestJobTotals> totalsForIngestJobs = new HashMap<>();
     private static final IngestModuleReferenceCounter refCounter = new IngestModuleReferenceCounter();
@@ -377,15 +378,21 @@ final class PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
      */
     synchronized Path createModuleOutputDirectoryForCase() throws IngestModule.IngestModuleException {
         Path path = Paths.get(Case.getCurrentCase().getModuleDirectory(), PhotoRecCarverIngestModuleFactory.getModuleName());
-        if (UNCPathUtilities.isUNC(path)) {
-            // if the UNC path is using an IP address, convert to hostname
-            path = uncPathUtilities.ipToHostName(path);
-            if (path == null) {
-                throw new IngestModule.IngestModuleException(NbBundle.getMessage(PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.class, "PhotoRecIngestModule.nonHostnameUNCPathUsed"));
-            }
-        }
         try {
             Files.createDirectory(path);
+            if (UNCPathUtilities.isUNC(path)) {
+                // if the UNC path is using an IP address, convert to hostname
+                path = uncPathUtilities.ipToHostName(path);
+                if (path == null) {
+                    throw new IngestModule.IngestModuleException(NbBundle.getMessage(PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.class, "PhotoRecIngestModule.nonHostnameUNCPathUsed"));
+                }
+                if (false == FileUtil.hasReadWriteAccess(path)) {
+                    throw new IngestModule.IngestModuleException(
+                            NbBundle.getMessage(PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.class, "PhotoRecIngestModule.PermissionsNotSufficient")
+                            + SEP + path.toString() + SEP // SEP is line breaks to make the dialog display nicely.
+                            + NbBundle.getMessage(PhotoRecCarverFileIngestModule.class, "PhotoRecIngestModule.PermissionsNotSufficientSeeReference"));
+                }
+            }
         } catch (FileAlreadyExistsException ex) {
             // No worries.
         } catch (IOException | SecurityException | UnsupportedOperationException ex) {