Read only files

M

Malcolm@Knowle

I backed up my Word Files onto a CD RW as I did my Excel
files. Following a problem with my computer I had to use
the backed up files. When I re entered them back onto my
hard drive they have all become read only files so that
every time I wish to work on them I have to save as
another file name. Is there any way I can remove the read
only status of these files all in one go without having to
re save individually in another name

Thanks

Malcolm
 
K

Katherine Coombs

Hi malcolm,

Assuming that they're all located in a directory called "malcolm"...go to a
command prompt and change to the malcolm directory (type in "cd c:\malcolm"
without the quotation marks and adjust to the directory name and location as
appropriate)

then at the C:\malcolm prompt type in: attrib -r


Also, to change something from being read-only, you don't have to do a "Save
As" as you've been doing. You can right click and go to properties and
remove this attribute, as it's just a check button. The above steps do this
en-masse through the command prompt.

HTH,
katherine
 
C

Charlie Arbon

If you go to windows explorer and select all your files then right click
from the dialog box select properties and from that dialog box remove the
tick from the read only box this should then allow you to work on the
files.Good luck.
 
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