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Why is it that Vista cannot delete read-only files? I have some files on the
network that are marked read-only. When I try to delete them Vista says:
Destination Folder Access Denied
You need permission to perform this action
Try Again | Cancel
I thought it was permission related, but I have full permissions to the file
and I get this even if I run elevated. I then noticed the file was marked as
read/only. If I clear the read-only attribute I can then delete the file
without issue.
What's going on here?
On XP it would ask you "are you sure you want to delete read-only file...
?". Clicking yes would allow me to proceed with deletion.
What is going on with Vista and how can I get around it?
I have a network directory with thousands of sub directories that I need to
delete and trying to remove read-only attributes from them is going to be a
pain. There has to be a better way.
Thanks in advance,
Matthew
network that are marked read-only. When I try to delete them Vista says:
Destination Folder Access Denied
You need permission to perform this action
Try Again | Cancel
I thought it was permission related, but I have full permissions to the file
and I get this even if I run elevated. I then noticed the file was marked as
read/only. If I clear the read-only attribute I can then delete the file
without issue.
What's going on here?
On XP it would ask you "are you sure you want to delete read-only file...
?". Clicking yes would allow me to proceed with deletion.
What is going on with Vista and how can I get around it?
I have a network directory with thousands of sub directories that I need to
delete and trying to remove read-only attributes from them is going to be a
pain. There has to be a better way.
Thanks in advance,
Matthew