read-only files

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Tom Sadler

Does anyone know how to search the C drive for read-only
files? I am trying to find which files in some Folders
are "Read-Only".
Thanks
Tom
 
Tom Sadler said:
Does anyone know how to search the C drive for read-only
files? I am trying to find which files in some Folders
are "Read-Only".
Thanks
Tom
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Start, Run, CMD
In the DOS window enter: DIR /? and then press enter.

The help information for the DOS DIR command will give you a list of
applicable switches. You will find a switch that allows you to search by
file attributes.

Don
 
At the Command Prompt enter dir /ar /s /p and hit the enter key. this will
give you a listing of only the read only files on your disk drive and pause
the screen to let you read the files before they scroll off the screen.
/art
P.S. the search may take some time, and if you want to stop the search type
CRTL + C to return to the command prompt.
 
Tom said:
Does anyone know how to search the C drive for read-only
files? I am trying to find which files in some Folders
are "Read-Only".
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You can do it in All Programs - Accessories - Command Prompt, by using
the /Ax switch to the DIR command; specifically
DIR /AR path\folder\*.*
If you make it
DIR /AR path\folder\*.* >C:\readonly.txt
It will put the listing in that readonly.txt file. You might also want
to use the /S switch to include sub-folders
 
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