Read Only Files

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Kathy

Just had computer re formatted... copied all files from
back-up CD back onto c drive...everything is "read only"..
.....have unchecked the 'read only ' tab under properties
to no avail.............is there a way to get around
resaving duplicates of all my files under another
name ?????
Thanks
 
Just had computer re formatted... copied all files from
back-up CD back onto c drive...everything is "read only"..
....have unchecked the 'read only ' tab under properties
to no avail.............is there a way to get around
resaving duplicates of all my files under another
name ?????
Thanks
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True, files copied from a CD will be set to read only. Granted you
should be able to alter the file attributes in explorer. Can you do so
with attrib -h from a command prompt on a file or all files in a
directory?

Speaking of directories, are the parent folders set with read only
attributes and are files inheriting permissions from the parent? If
so, reset the parent read only setting.

Warren
 
from a command prompt, type: attrib /?
That will give you the syntax and available switches.

example: attrib *.* -r /s

But, Warren is right... resetting the folder attributes should reset
everything contained within... you should be prompted for that.
 
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