Unset read only attribute in folder

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Immortality

I can add files in a folder, but I cannot delete the files.
So, I check the permissio of the folder and it is read only......
therefore, I unset the read only attribute, but
I cannot unset the read only attribute of the folders.
help
 
Immortality said:
I can add files in a folder, but I cannot delete the files.
So, I check the permissio of the folder and it is read only......
therefore, I unset the read only attribute, but
I cannot unset the read only attribute of the folders.
help
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Windows ignores the read-only attribute of folders.
 
Immortality said:
I can add files in a folder, but I cannot delete the files.
So, I check the permissio of the folder and it is read only......
therefore, I unset the read only attribute, but
I cannot unset the read only attribute of the folders.
Click to expand...

The read-only attribute has nothing to do with permissions.
"You Cannot View or Change the Read-Only or System Attribute of Folders"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/en-us (excerpt)

| 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.
 
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