Files stay read only

The hard drive coming with a read-only status suggests that you can't change what is on it. In conclusion, if data is truly read-only, you can read it with a device, but you can't modify, erase, append to, concatenate, copy, or move it. The main purpose of read-only is to control how you use the data. Devices and media are often characterized as read-only mode, which actually can be changed to read-write by the user for further usage.

When a drive has become locked in a read-only state, try to fix the read-only error using the Diskpart cmd with the following simple instruction. Step 2. Type command diskpart and hit "Enter".

A new command line window will open. Step 3. Type list disk and hit "Enter". Now you've removed the read-only attribute from the storage devices. Type exit and hit "Enter" to leave the DiskPart utility. If you don't consider yourself a pro-computer user and you're not familiar with command-lines, don't worry.

There are graphical-based solutions to help you remove write-protection from your hard drives, USB drives, and even SD cards. EaseUS CleanGenius is one of these tools that helps you fix aforementioned issues on your drives without knowing a thing about command-line. Cancel Submit. This is a major problem and I cannot find the answer to this. What is the big idea behind messing up the administrator access for the only administrator account!!!!! How satisfied are you with this reply?

Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. Yeah I am having the same problem! I need to change some of my old documents and it will not let me save the files even though it lets me edit in the Read Only. This is with all my files.

I was able to make my files readable. In reply to GregOaster's post on August 3, This is so aggravating. Navigate to the Security tab and click on Advanced button. Step 3. In the pop-up window, click on the Enable inheritance button. Sometimes, you may open a certain folder with the read only attribute, which leads to the folder keeps reverting to read only Windows 10 issue. Here you can change the attribute of the folder in command prompt. Type cmd in the search box, and then right-click the top result and select Run as administrator.

This is because your antivirus program detects the files as a threat and stops you from accessing. Find your antivirus program on the list, and double click it and select Uninstall.

But know that, setting a file as read-only is not necessarily a security measure and does not prevent access to the file or someone from simply changing the attribute themselves. Get this interactive comic book to learn how Veeam and AWS can help you fight ransomware, data sprawl, rising cloud costs, unforeseen data loss and make you a hero! ATA is known for its high-quality written tutorials in the form of blog posts.

Adam the Automator. Twitter Facebook LinkedIn. Table of Contents. The properties box of the file readme. Note the location of the Read-only attribute check box and the Apply button. Archive attribute enabled A but no read-only attribute R.