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Instead, it is used to indicate special formatting for that folder. All of this is documented in the following KB article:. Windows XP.. Guessing that your problem really is that you cannot access files in that folder which you never directly stated , then the general approach that usually works would be to "Take Ownership" of that folder Threats include any threat of suicide, violence, or harm to another. Any content of an adult theme or inappropriate to a community web site.

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Any image, link, or discussion related to child pornography, child nudity, or other child abuse or exploitation. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Oddly enough, I can delete them though. Not sure what the 'cause' may be. All I know is that the power went out in my neighborhood and when I was able to restart the PC, this was the unfortunate outcome.

I've tried taking ownership. I've tried everything that I could find that MS has suggested to do. You made me hopeful for a bit:- But no luck, cannot send them to a cd. I'm also unable to download anything at this time. I can't even do a system restore. If you're receiving permission errors, you need to modify permissions via the Security tab. In reply to Keith A. Miller's post on July 16, As you can see - the security tab shows that I have 'full control'.

Even though I have restricted access. Try explicitly adding your login name and giving it full control. FernandoYebra1 Independent Advisor. Hi Tracy, My name is Fernando. I am an Independent Advisor. I am here to guide you with read oonly file issue. Things you can check.

If you go to properties under the security tab, what persmissions are set for system and for administrator? Also, I am assuming you are logged in with an administrator account. Respectfully, Fernando Y. Igor Leyko Independent Advisor. Hi Tracy, Read-only attribute does not have any sense for folders and does not affect file access rights. That's why it is used for Windows internal purposes since Windows 98 and Windows does not allow to change it in most cases.

This is absolutely normal and cannot be changed. If you have some problems with access to files, please create a new theme and describe a real problem. I suppose it is in access rights - you may check them at Security tab in Properties. In reply to Igor Leyko's post on July 17, So basically, if I understand you correctly. You can follow the guide below to remove readonly status on any Windows partition:.

Right click the partition and select "Set readonly" option Step2. Confirm set the selected partition as readonly and click "Apply Changes" button. Free to Remove Readonly Attribute in Windows Sometimes, you may have difficulty in modifying contents on a file or save new files to a partition when it is set as readonly. Free to Clear Readonly Status on Windows 7 8 10 If you want to clear read-only status on Windows 7, 8, 10, you can accomplish the task with the following two methods: Method 1: Remove readonly attribute in My Computer On Windows 7, 8 and 10 operating system, you can easily set read-only attribute to a disk partition in My Computer by following the guide below: Step1.

Click Security tab and then click Edit button. Method 2: Clear readonly status with Diskpart In Windows 10, 8, 7 OS, you are also able to run Diskpart in Command Prompt to clear read-only attribute on any partition on your computer. You can follow the tutorial below: Step1. If you want to remove readonly attribute on any file or folder in Windows XP, you can use the following methods: Method 1: Eliminate Readonly attribute using Properties menu Opening My Computer in Windows XP, it is easy to eliminate readonly attribute on any file or folder by using Properties menu by following the steps below: Step1.

Unselect the Read-only option under General tab and then click Apply button Step3. Click OK button to confirm to remove the read-only attribute. Method 2: Remove Read-only status using Attrib command Another method to remove read-only status on a file or folder is to use Attrib command.

Click Start button and then select Run Step2. You can follow the guide below to remove readonly status on any Windows partition: Step1.



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