Windows Vista Read Only Can't Be Cleared

dishon · 2008/12/19

All my folders are marked as "Read Only ". The files inside the folders are not.

I can save files from most programs into these folders but some can't and I have to save the file on my desktop and copy and paste it into the folder.

I have full access, under the security tab, to the folders.

When I uncheck the box, close the dialogue and reopen it, the read only is checked again.

The "Read Only" is also checked in when the network drives are viewed using XP. However, XP is not as restrictive as Vista is.

Arie · 2008/12/19

Please read: You cannot view or change the Read-only or the System attributes of folders in Windows Server 2003, in Windows XP, or in Windows Vista

Unlike the Read-only attribute for a file, the Read-only attribute for a folder is typically ignored by Windows, Windows components and accessories, and other programs. For example, you can delete, rename, and change a folder with the Read-only attribute by using Windows Explorer. The Read-only and System attributes is only used by Windows Explorer to determine whether the folder is a special folder, such as a system folder that has its view customized by Windows (for example, My Documents, Favorites, Fonts, Downloaded Program Files), or a folder that you customized by using the Customize tab of the folder's Properties dialog box. As a result, Windows Explorer does not allow you to view or change the Read-only or System attributes of folders. When a folder has the Read-Only attribute set it causes Explorer to request the Desktop.ini of that folder to see if any special folder settings need to be set. It has been seen where if a network share that has a large amount of folders set to Read-only, it can cause Explorer to take longer then what is expected to render the contents of that share while it waits on the retrieval of the Desktop.ini files. The slower the network connectivity to the share the longer this process can take to the point where Explorer may timeout waiting for the data and render nothing or appear to hang.
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dishon · 2008/12/19

Tried that and it doesn't work. Theres also one that takes you into the registry to set a DWORD "usesystemforsystemfolders" to 1 and it makes no odds.

I think I'm just going to live with the inconveince.

Stephen

Arie · 2008/12/19

That's the whole point. It's normal & shouldn't cause any problems.

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